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...
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.
so fun! brian's taking a day off on Wednesday of this week and we're taking both kids to the zoo.
ReplyDeleteYou're kids are all growing up so much! I love that shot of lucy!
So cute. Someday we'll fish. Someday.
ReplyDeletethat last pic of the back of Tucker is great! It looks like it should be a postcard
ReplyDeleteThose are the best days! I took off work today to have some one on one time with grandson, Mason. We went to see Aesop's Fables at Goucher and then lunch at Pizza Hut. Sometimes you just need play hookie and make some memories!
ReplyDeleteyou have some of the greatest kids in the world:)
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