Fish Fry At The Lake

Every summer my family heads to the lake for some boating, fishing, skiing, tubing and all other kinds of camping fun! Yes, it's really hot this time of year but that's what the water is there for. Plus we do have nice air conditioned campers to sleep in :)

I don't think I can remember us ever going to any other campground than Big Mineral on Lake Texoma. This location is great b/c it has a large sandy beach (not rocky or dirty like other locations) where the kids can play and the waters stay shallow for a long ways before getting deep. I have 6 nieces and 1 nephew so this is very important!

The campgrounds do get very crowded on the weekends, but my parents and/or one of my brothers always goes early (around Thursday) to get our favorite spot! We usually claim 2 or 3 spots depending on how many of  us will be there, set-up all our stuff and call it home for a few days. This past weekend was the least crowded I have ever seen the place, I guess b/c of the heat & low waters. WE NEED RAIN!

A tradition my mom has is to always have a fish fry, usually on Saturday night. In the past we would sometimes catch enough fish to have a fresh fish fry, but that hasn't happened in a while so my mom always makes sure to bring some frozen fish. She is always prepared for anything! Bandaids, medicine, sunscreen, tons of food, just anything you could ever need a the lake. If you forgot to bring anything, I can bet that she has what you need. I love my mom :)

So the fish fry started and then something horrible happened...my camera battery died. So no pictures of the actual meal, but here was our setup!

We enjoyed a nice meal of fried fish, hushpuppies, french fries and chicken strips for the kiddos that wouldn't eat the fish...they're missing out! 

Then we enjoyed a nice evening relaxing under some shade. We have a nice canopy set-up w/lights for the evenings.

Then off to bed after drinking a couple beers...