Reason to smile

Remember this picture ?? Now I will show you the reason for this great grin. Sure he was having fun fishing with his dad, but check out what happened.

WaaHaaa, looks like he's got something on the line. Bring it in son!

This guy put up a pretty good fight! He actually broke the line just as he reeled him to shore. The fish almost swam away but Lineman reached down and grabbed him before he could swim off.

He was so excited he caught this fish! It was actually the 3rd one he had caught but the previous two were so big they broke the line each time. We switched poles for him after that.

There was enough time for him to cast a few more times. He had another bite and reeled this guy in. It was a pretty successful day..... in more ways than just fishing!

Together

Over the weekend my middle wild child got a some much wanted alone time with his dad. Our oldest son was with a friend and though the offer was for both of the older boys to go, the middle son was insistent that he go fishing with dad. That was all he wanted! It was quiet, one on one time. No distractions..... well, mostly no distractions......
I wonder what could have happened?
All I know is that it ended up like this.........

All to himself

When Lineman makes it home there is a universal want among the boys. They want their dad all them themselves. Hey, I don't blame them. Mom gets pretty boring all week! When it comes to wanting dad all to himself, Little Man is no exception. In fact of all three boys he is the one who makes his wants known very clear.

Fishing last weekend he was content to just sit right by his dad. To be just like him. To mimic everything he did.

Just like dad.

He'll do anything he can to get dad all to himself!

Making it count

Now that we are somewhat settled after our move things have gotten back to the old routine. That is, Lineman has to go to work out of town. However, his current job site is actually close enough he can.... wait for it......

..... actually come home for a good weekend. Who would have imagined!

So what do we do on the weekends? We make 'em count, that's what we do! This was how we spent part of this last weekend. All the boys fishing, it's a wonderful thing.

Our still-black-eyed-boy has been asking his dad for a very long time to go fishing. He is certainly getting his chance lately!

The Little Man even enjoys this time. It's a rare occasion for him to sit still. He sat and played with a collapsible rod and a bobber for almost half an hour.

Last but not least our middle wild child who never stops going was quite content to sit quietly awaiting a nibble.

There wasn't a single fish caught this day but it didn't matter one bit. What mattered was that we made the best of the time we do have together.