Dallas #2 - Fishing

We had an action packed Friday! That morning, we went over to the Halsey house to visit with Kristin, Hudson and Preston (Jensen was at school). We had a fun morning playing and moving from room to room in the house checking out all of the toys. K, I hope we didn't leave to big of a mess! We came home and ate lunch with Grandpa, who had the day off from work. Uncle Eric came over on his lunch break and we all went down to the pond for the much anticipated fishing session! Joey went right to it...before Eric and I even made it to the pond with Jack, he had already gotten his line stuck in a tree and whacked dad in the back. You have to really pay attention when he has a rod, as there is NO TELLING where the hook is going to land when he casts. Jack was more interested in finding the ducks, but had a great time doing it! Needless to say, when it was time to go in for naps, there was just a little bit of a 3-year old fit :) I knew Joey would love going fishing but I think everyone was surprised at just how much. Now, he does not really have the patience to hold his line, and prefers to cast and reel, but has a blast just the same. I think my dad was the happiest that Joey had such a good time...so much so that while the kids were napping, he dug up worms out of his flower beds (we had not been fishing with bait, just tackle). That night, mom, dad, Eric, Ashley and the boys and I went out to dinner.  What did we do when we got back to the house? Go fishing! I stayed behind to watch the draft and everyone stayed at the pond until dark. After our usual Saturday morning donuts, we were on the go all day Saturday as well...had to make the rounds to all of the cousin's soccer games. Joey went with Eric to Trevor's game. Then we all loaded up for Cooper's game. Coop is a star in the making! I know I am a little biased as his godmother and a former soccer player, but he really did a great job (when he wasn't distracted by what Joey and Trevor were doing :)). After a break at the busiest Chick-fil-a I have ever been to, our next stop was Maddie's game. She is so cute with her pigtails and loves to put on a show. Maddie does the most precious walk past everyone as she is going back down the field...it was actually the perfect pageant strut! Sunday began with a big breakfast and some playing in the pool. And then it was off to the ponds for some more fishing. This time grandpa made a trip to the bait shop for worms, so we were ready to do some serious fishing! The bait seemed to make all of the difference in the world as there was a constant flow of bass. Jack, sitting with grandpa, caught the biggest one of the morning (after he took a break from chasing the ducks). He really didn't seem to care though as you can see in one of the pictures. Joey was so excited. He caught a "little Joey fish" and 2 bass and told my dad on the way home that he had a great time! Later in the afternoon, Kelli and Brody joined us and back to the ponds we went. It was mostly brim this time and unfortunately, they kept swallowing the hooks, so were provided the turtles with dinner. As we were walking back to the house, dad dropped his line back where the bass had been to finish the bait. Of course, Joey was not leaving yet. So, he and grandpa stayed. With less than a whole worm, they caught another "joey sized fish" and 2 more bass...one of which was bigger than Jack's. He was SOOO happy when he got back to the house.  It was a great conclusion to the week and I know now that Joe and I have a serious fishermen on our hands!