It was our turn to host the holiday this year and one of the first questions from my sister's kids were "are we going to run traps?" My 12-year-old niece was on the bandwagon now and likely still miffed she didn't get to go a couple years ago as I didn't have enough room on the ATV for ALL the kids. My daughter was home from college and she wanted in on the action as well.
I met my sister and her family outside of town on their way here last Thursday. She followed in her mini-van (much to her chagrin) through a pasture to where I had set traps the day prior. It looked like we were pulling up to Worlds of Fun as my truck and the van emptied and kids went everywhere. We had three 12-year-olds, a 14-year-old and my soon-to-be 19 year-old daughter. My sister and brother-in-law even tagged along with their beagle "chili" dog in tow, too.
We quickly found several of about a dozen traps had connected. We caught two raccoons and a possum and were optimistic about our beaver chances (check the next blog for that story) as we set more beaver traps. The kids were excited to be outdoors on a nice day and it was a new experience for my sister and her husband.
The usual turkey day meal followed and we watched football like millions of other Americans. My company had to leave to go to other relatives that evening but as we said our farewells they were all reminding me to call and text them pictures of the next day's catch. They couldn't wait to see what was in store.
It's an odd tradition, but one the kids will remember forever.
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