Bullheads...not just for breakfast anymore...

So we were in Browns Valley, MN (and Sisseton, SD) over the weekend for a funeral for Tenielle's great uncle Butch. Obviously the occassion wasn't ideal for a visit, but we ended up having a good time!

The B.V.F.D. had a Smelt & Bullhead fry Saturday night. Now, I had never had the chance to try either of these two, so it was an interesting experience. If you (like me) don't know what Smelt is..let me describe it. Take a bunch of minnow sized fish (avg. 2-3 inches long), throw them in some batter, throw em in the fryer, grab em by the tail and eat. Those were actually pretty tasty.

The bullheads though...although I never really pictured ANYONE eating them, were my favorite. Same story. Take a bullhead, gut it, but leave the head, tail, etc....batter, fry, eat. These were my favorite, and actually very delicious. Turns out, Ava loved it as well. She even snuck a smelt while we weren't looking (after we cut her off from the bullhead). She was literally begging for more. Anyway, here's some pictures:

A Fresh plate of bullheads...DIG IN!

Jocelyn helps Ava cool down her bullhead that is fresh out the fryer...

Justin can't seem to take a normal picture. You can see some of the tasty smelt on the plates in this picture too. Don't they look delicious?

Ava feeding her face with Bullhead...her new favorite dinner.

It was very good, and if you ever get the chance, it's worth the experience. Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Stuck in Sisseton, SD.

Greetings from Sisseton, SD! It's the end of April, and all roads leading in/out of town were shut down yesterday afternoon, shortly after we (finally) arrived. We left Friday morning, seeing that there was going to be snow near here, but at the time, it showed it being north of where we were headed. So we head out. About 2 hours in, the rain turns to sleet, then snow...then horrible snow/wind. Going 30mph on the interstate (I-29) isn't all the fun. And that isn't from traffic. Actually, we only saw one other car for the 20 miles or so we had to go along that road...at least going in our direction. Anyway, our plans out here were postponed another day, so we are staying through Sunday afternoon. Here's a glimpse of the after-effects of the storm..well after digging the truck out and getting gas..but you can still see the show..I'm guessing about 10-12" here, but it was drifing a ton too, and i'm just guessing..but probably pretty steady 40 mph winds. Lots of fun.