morels

i think i mentioned this before, that andy's mom's family has a family reunion that is based around this huge mushroom hunt that they do every year on their family farm in indiana. well, we have been learning the ropes out here in idaho. island park is one of the best places, supposedly in the u.s., to hunt these same type of mushrooms - morels. so here are some pics from our family hunt. rowe is amazing at hunting these guys. so good. when i'm working, andy takes the kids and rowe usually finds as many as andy. chap's favorite part is putting them in the bag. i'm pretty bad at it, but it's a great family activity.

ps - sorry about all of the the wildflowers pics - it gives me hope that summer might be somewhere in the near future:-)

so here is one day's hunts worth . one additional bonus is that it is helping our food budget, too. counts as the protein for the meal and the kids LOVE them.