The Adventures of Greg, Vivi, Grace & Annika: August 2008

Thursday, August 7, 2008

August Fishing on O'Neil's Boat

Big "props" to Kevin O'Neil for taking us out on the Lukuna for some early August "pattie hoppin". We found some nice schools of dorado under kelp patties between the 181 and 182. Cole O'Neil and Charley West landed dorado, while Caleb O'Neil and I both farmed dorado as well as a baby mako on the 209 spot. Rich West nailed a few sizable blue perch with Kev's speargun - two perch on one shot! The seas between Newport Harbor and the Mexican border are teeming with life this time of year - we spotted an enormous blue wale spouting then sounding, along with the typical large schools of dolphin (multiple species), bait balls, and feeding birds. Thanks again Kev! Click here and click slideshow for all the photographic evidence a fisherman needs!

Grace Quotes

10/9/10 "Daddy, how do you spell "Wackadoodle Wackasmoodle"? "Sure, why?" "That's the name of my new book!"

4/23/10 "First we go to Circle and then second we dance. Then we go to Circle, do our journal, reading, - I'm not including my workbook yet - then we do our workbook, and then we have Snack, then one of my teachers Ms. Abria comes." "What do you do with her?" "Nothing. And then we go to Circle, and then we go outside and play. And then we eat lunch. And then we go inside, sing a song - that's the one we're doing for Mother's Day - so don't tell Mom - oh yeah and then we go outside and play until our parents pick us up. I don't have music today, do I? Oh, Friday, I just have library - because there is a library at my school. "

4/18/10 Demi: "Oh Grace, you look beautifuller than a fairy!"

9/12/09 "Daddy, what is under the road?" "Dirt." "What is under the dirt?" "More dirt" "What is under more dirt?" "Rock." "What is under rock, hot lava?" "Yep!" "Yikes!"

9/12/09 "Daddy, do policemen pull over policemen?" "No." "Then who delivers the mailman's mail?"

9/8/09 Grace's first day of kindergarten was a smashing success..."we didn't have to do ANYTHING HARD!"

8/11 "Mommy, how about you and Daddy eat what you want to eat, and I'll eat a happy meal."

7/25 Olivia: "When Grace is 8 and I can drive we're going to have a cousin and me weekend. We gonna go and do all kinds of girl things together."

6/25/09 - Zach: "Pirates never sleep...they fight all night!"

6/2/09 "Daddy, when Demi and I are grownups, Damon will still be a teenager!"

5/23/09 Tracy, while she's putting Allegra age 2.5, to bed while beach camping: "It's OK Alegra, that's just the sound of motorcycles." Allegra: "They're called Harleys, Mom."

2/15/09 "If I don't cry can I have a Happy Meal?"

2/12/09 "They all know how James Bond likes his drink!"

2/4/09 "Daddy I don't like hawks." "Why, Grace?" "Hawks eat fairies!"

10/6/08 "Daddy can we call Amelia to see if she can play and if she can't play can we call Haley to see if she can play and if she can't play can we call Demi to see if she can play and if she can't play can we play cars?" "Sure." "Yay!"