The Stapley Family

The Stapley Family

Monday, July 30, 2007

Crabbing and Fishing on the Oregon Coast

Kaci and Joel with their new favorite thing to do in Oregon. They caught all together 5 silver Salmon. Going out into the open sea (where we all get sick and beg Van to bring us back or throw us overboard). They were real troopers and brought us back some yummy food. They had the time of their life.

While out fishing for Salmon they set the crab pots out across the bar and got some huge sea crabs, some of the biggest we've ever caught. They pulled the pots in and one of them had 9 keepers. One day they brought in 26 ( a little over their limit) and the next day they brought in 15. Boy, they were good, and our camping neighbors were delighted when we took them over a few crab. One brought us over some tacos in exchange.


The Great fisherman, having a mountain dew break. Dad and him I think were having a dew contest.

Kaci after a long fishing trip and all that Dranamine to help her get through the day, took a long and well deserving nap.

What a prize!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good-bye crabby see you in my tummy soon. YUM!!!!!!
Dad made his usual peach cobbler,that was so delicious

Dad and his buddy enjoying the evening

Janice the cook.

Over all it was a nice relaxing trip and we enjoyed every minute with our best friends, enjoying their company and eating our favorite foods. We hated to leave, can't wait til next year.

Vans looking for a fun name for his new boat called the Sea Dori. All those names that you think would be a cute name, please submit them to me and maybe your name will be the winner.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Dad and Mom go off to Canada!

Dad I went to Canada last weekend to see Hells Gate. (Duffy, this is not a chance to swear!)

It's right out of Hope, Canada. It was beautiful up there!!!! We went down a tram to this little village and there were lots of little shops , panning for gold, and there was a Salmon Resturant.




Looking over the edge, the water was 160 feet deep. Looking down the grate bridge was a little scary since the bridge was blowing in the wind some.



This whirlpool had 200 million gallons of water going through it every minute. A explorer named this sight because they had to etch across the mountain to get around it because the water was to dangerous.
It was a nice relaxing time for us and we really enjoyed the view.
Then we went to Bridle Falls, it was well worth the little hike to see this beautiful sight.
Wish we would have had one more day to enjoy the beauty.
This week we will be going crabbing so watch for more on the next blog. YUMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Cori and Aaron came to Seattle


Cori, Aaron and the kids came for a visit to Seattle, we had a great time! Dad and Aaron chased each other around in the bumper cars, Syd and Eli had a great time on the rides. We got to watch the kids play in the fountain, which was nice on a warm Seattle day.
After ths zoo one day we went to the Mariners game, it was great, although the M's lost. The kids were so patient sitting for the 5 hours. We had a fun time eating all that baseball food. WOW! were we full.



This was the best
Picture we could
get of Aaron, believe me it was hard just getting the picture. The kids looked great and so did mom, so this is it. Aaron said he wanted to be remembered as a goof ball so here he is.

Ellias loved the water, we had to
encourage him to come closer into the beach. He loved looking for rocks and throwing them out into the ocean. It was a lot of fun for him.




Syd on the other hand was looking for special rocks to collect and seashells to take home. We walked up and down the beach a few times hunting for them. Ellias was catching all the little baby crabs and squishing them. NO FEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now for the games!!! As you can see Aaron was up to his normal self, grabbing, crushing hands and climbing all over the table. I think he was on the table more than on
his chair. He owe's me a new spoon, and a new deck of cards!



You can see by Cori's smile she got the best of Aaron. This is a picture of Aarons hairy back with a big bite mark on the right side. There is actually two bites if you look hard. One on the left side too. They got a little aggressive that night. LOL

As you can see we had a great time while they were here. We went to the Zoo, Pacific Science Center, Seattle Center, Aquarium, a game and the beach. Wow, that was a lot to cram into a few days, BUT WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, I must add the WII, Aaron discovered it the last day and him and Kaci competed all day long. I think Aaron would've like a few more days of that. So there you have it, five days in Seattle. We loved having them here!




Friday, July 6, 2007

Thanksgiving preparations have begun...


Yes, that's right: another holiday ruined. For the second time in ten years, the Lucoffs have tentatively agreed to meet and celebrate a holiday. After the 2005 Christmas blowout in Idaho Falls (the first gathering in ten years), some experts predicted this would not happen again until Hailey's Comet passed, while others simply proclaimed that even if it was possible, it was best if it just didn't occur. Despite the expert forecasts, Lucoffpalooza will kick off in Boise for Thanksgiving 2007.

A gathering of the Lucoffs is always marked by the joining of the two idiot sons, which has been analogized as something akin to a Tolkien tragedy. Nothing good has ever come about when these two mental giants combine forces. It has been proclaimed that "history repeats itself", and if the idiot sons are any measure, the same can be said for stupidity.
Common household items become useful instruments of torture in the hands of morons. In his old age, Grandpa Lucoff forgot this critical point and unwittingly supplied a water gun readily convertible into 4 separate water guns. Although originally intended as a gift to Eli, the present has since fallen into the hands of idiot son number one.

Tradition is not lost at a Lucoff gathering and this upcoming Thanksgiving will be no different. Every meal will begin with a reciting of Justin's (idiot son number 2) high school report cards and conclude with tales of high adventure, legend, lore and police investigations. Arguments will be nigh. Feelings will be hurt, mended, and hurt again five minutes later. Food may be thrown. For sure, groin punches will be plentiful.

For those who make the mistake of staying in hotels (Grandma and Grandpa Lucoff), there will be the usual complement of early morning phone calls, prank mailings, and embarassing (but tasteful) faxes. Pizza delivery and soaping of the cars are optional. And of course, every family photo will include a visit from "The Face" (pictured atop).

Alas, stay tuned for a report on this once in a lifetime disaster destined to be repeated three or four years later.