Gator Country

We had a great service project a few weeks ago.  We went to Sam Houston State Park after the baptism of Cady Hopkins!  Elder Field, who first taught Cady, came back to Huntsville to baptize her.  Cady is the first person in her family to join the Church and hopes to go to BYU this Fall.  Cady was so excited about her baptism, she invited her whole extended family.

Elder Field, Cady and Elder Nymeyer

Pres. Olson, Cady and Martin O'Laughlin

So, after all the white chocolate chip Macadamia Nut Cookies (Elder Field's request) were inhaled, our band took off to the state park.  The clean up took place on the lake.  We are planning on taking Joseph and his family on this excursion when they come next month.

James and Elder LeB in their canoe

Gator or log--hard to tell!
Actually turtles sunning on the log.

At least they warn you--not tempting to go shoeless.

Slithery 

The next week we went to "Manny's" a true Cajun Seafood Restaurant by Lake Livingston with the Branch Presidency.  We decided to try some of their "gator bites".  Nice to try once, but that is all!  Kind of a cross between squid, eel and gristle from a bad cut of meat.    You feel like you chew and chew and chew.  Now is the time for the crayfish (crawfish).  The first time I saw them in South Carolina, they were just bitty things, but as usual, the TEXAS ones are really big--that's because everything's bigger in Texas.

nummy bites--aarghhh!