We had sooooooooooooooooo much fun spending the last Saturday of Uncle Larry's visit chillin' at a local man-made lake drowning worms. It was a beautiful day, not too hot outside, breezy and sunny. First, of course, we had to feed the peeps. Had a nice picnic, with made to order sandwiches, courtesy of Mrs. Ashley and Mommy. And then, it was off to the lake...
Abbey fed a few geese--we will excuse her since the "Do not feed the geese!" signs were waaaaaay above her head!-- by chasing them down and pelting them with bread crusts.
Thanks to Mitchell & Uncle Larry, this Mommy never had to touch a worm. (YAY!...so NOT my thing!) Hooks were baited, lines were cast and children were amazingly patient.
Matthew came up with the first fish...YAY! He caught a total of seven for the day.
Ben was the king of "I caught one!" that turned out to be a clump of grass or a rock or a soda can... He DID catch a fish or two, but Mommy was off trying to score some more worms, so she missed it. (And do you THINK anyone else could use the camera?? Of COURSE not!)
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| Looking for the big fish near the bridge. |
Abbey caught two. Patrick's best catch was Katie. YUP--Katie! She was sitting next to him as he fished, when he decided to recast his line. He flicked it up with a hook full of lake bottom gook, which landed right on her lap. Never saw a lethargic summertime teen move so quickly out of a chair!! She hopped up, shrieked like a banshee--and might have wet her pants just a little.
Matthew spotted a "really big fish" that ate at least 2 of our bobbers, so he followed it over toward the bridge. Turned out it was a turtle that REALLY liked ham. ;-)
What a fun day! Thanks for clueing us in to this fun spot, Mitch & Ash!! Check out more pics in the slideshow here:
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