It looks like you and the family had a blast. Thats an amazing river for scenery , carp , catfish and most of all Smallies. We go every year the 2nd or 3rd weekend of July and just knock them dead. We camp along the river in Service creek and float from Spray ( about 12 miles ). I highly reccomend setting up a float trip , you wont be disappointed.
This year for us however was just a little bad luck , we got over there right after some thunderstorms and the river was a chocolatey brown. Zero Visibility , we only managed to hook a handful of Smallies due to water conditions , but the trip is still awesome. I am Glad you got the little ones out there to experience it.
Great Post , Great Pictures and Great Fun
Jer