playing hooky

every now and again, chuck decides to take a day off for no other reason than to just spend time with us.  last friday, we surprised the kids when they woke up and we told them they didn't have to go to school.  we went fishing instead...

chuck spent the night before getting the fishing poles ready and determining what was missing from his tackle box.  after a leisurely morning at home, we were off to havre de grace for a day on the water.

they definitely did some fishing.  and even caught a few small ones...

tucker enjoyed his version of fishing:

mom casts

i immediately reel it in and check for fish

mom casts again

i reel it in and check for fish...again

mom casts...

chuck's "fishing" looked like this:

bait their hooks

cast their rods

begin to bait my own hook but put it down so i can reel in a 3 inch fish

remove lousy blue gill

return to my own line, only to repeat the process all over again

still, they all seemed to have a good time... even if much of that time was spent sitting

and looking

 

and waiting

but at least there was stuff to look at.

 

and, ultimately, it was just nice to watch them be who they are...

and who they're trying to become.