Ice fishing with the Walker KuhlKids

Late this summer, I purchased a 5 gallon paint bucket full of ice fishing gear for $5. It included 7 poles, 3 tip-its, a couple of ladles, etc. The kids couldn't WAIT for the lake to freeze over enough to go ice fishing. The day F I N A L L Y came. Without a shelter, they didn't find ice fishing to be all that fun. LOL

Look how excited they were!

They had to drill 6 holes with a hand auger.

They were very tired when done.

Shiloh and Sierra got the first holes, therefore

they got the first (and only) chairs.

Shelby doesn't look so excited after waiting

 for a hole for 30 minutes.

Savannah taking it easy and trying to stay warm.

After the first trip ice-fishing with all the kids, Bryan decided he would get himself a "little" birthday present. He bought himself the ice-fishing setup: an ice-fishing tent, a gas powered auger, and a 4-wheeler.

Now, he's just taking one kiddo at a time for some much needed one-on-one time.

(And I don't "have" to go unless I want to. ;-) )

Shiloh & Shelby going for a "ride".