Gunnison. Odds and Ends.

Here are some pictures that didn't really fit in one post alone.

Van teething on the fish stringer!

Wiley playing in the dirt while we trout fished.

Wiley and Van sitting on the "train" that Wiley made...all by himself!

Choo-Choo!

Grammy and Van.  She was so sweet to watch Van while I went out on the boat.  Van is usually a very happy baby but he had an ear infection during this trip and he kept everyone up all night long.  Two nights in a row Justin actually drove him around Gunnison in the car to get him to sleep!  That was a first for us! Thanks to the hubby for that and thanks to my mom for the help during the day!

My dad and Justin helping these random kids get their rods set up with the appropriate hooks and bait.  My dad loves helping kids catch fish and so he was showing them and their dad what to do.

Wiley and Van sitting on this big tree chair in Lake City.

Gunnison. Blue Mesa Lake

One of the main reasons that we go to Gunnison in the summer is to go fishing for kokanee salmon and lake trout on Blue Mesa Lake.  It is a beautiful lake on the west side of Gunnison.  The water is really cold but the view is spectacular!  We usually get up really early to go out on the lake, but because of Wiley and Van I didn't go out as early.  We had a pretty good week of fishing...lots of cow bell, flasher, snubber and other funny talk about different types of lures.  The bait of choice is corn, sprayed with a little bit of WD-40.  I know it all sounds crazy!  Here are some of our lake pictures!

My Dad

Wiley waiting to get the bait in the water!  Yes...he is in his jammies because that was the warmest thing I brought for him to wear!

Wiley watching them land the fish.

Mommy and Wiley with the Kokanee salmon.

Aunt Courtney and Wiley

Wiley "cheesing" on the boat!

Daddy and Wiley with a Kokanee salmon.

Justin and I.  Love this guy!

Daddy, Wiley and Mommy.  It was hard to get a good picture with that big lifejacket on!

Wiley playing with the fish in the live well.

Wiley running after Daddy up the REALLY steep boat ramp.

Justin and I.

Wiley and Mommy!

Gunnison. Part Two.

These next series of pictures are really fun for me.  Next to the condo that my parents have is a tiny little creek.  The water is freezing cold but my sisters and I would play in it all the time...for hours!  So of course we had to take Wiley.  He had a blast!  He wanted to stay and play in it even after he was soaked!

Checking it out!

Daddy and Wiley

Mommy and Wiley

Getting our feet wet!

Daddy can dunk a little better!

Sitting on the "bridge"

Yea..Daddy let me fall in!

I look like I'm upset that I fell in, but I'm really upset because mom is making me go back to the condo!

Little wet footprints all the way back!

The Gulledge's Family Vacation...Gunnison Style!

We have vacationed in Gunnison, Colorado with my family since I was a little girl and it was really fun to be able to take the boys there for the first time.  We had a great time.  There are ALOT of pictures so this may be spread out over a couple of posts!  This first post is of Wiley and Van's first trout fishing experience.  Wiley was so excited the whole time and loved helping Daddy reel in the fish.  I was just thankful that he didn't fall in the pond! 

Wiley's first time trout fishing.



Getting who knows what out of Daddy's tackle box!



Mommy and Van

Reeling in the first fish!  It was so fun to see his face!

Daddy and Wiley with his very first trout!

First Fish!

Well of course we have to play with it!

He was a little slippery, but believe me...Wiley was Not letting him go!

Mommy and Van with Wiley and his first fish!

Van and Mommy's turn!

Success!  Van's first fish!

I know he looks a little bored...but he was really having fun!

The Gulledge's on the boy's first trout fishing trip!

Wiley and his catch!

Little slippery mom!!

OK...I've got him now!



Doesn't everyone kiss their fish before they clean and eat them?

Wiley showing that he is eating his trout!