Gone Fishin'

Today we drove all over creation trying to find a place to take Abigail fishing.  After going to two different parts of the nearby lake and discovering that, whether we wanted to camp or not, we had to pay camping prices, (and no fishing allowed at or near the local marina!), we ended up back at our local pond.  It was just as fun for Abigail, even if Robby was slightly disappointed that we wasted all that time for naught.  Next time, he said, we will make an entire day of it and go to the lake!  That will be fun!

Anyways, Robby wanted to use live bait - worms - and it was Abigail's first time to see them.  It was HILARIOUS!!  She was fascinated/engrossed in them!  After the initial excitement, she would run back and forth from fishing to come back and check on the other worms.  We set one free and she loved watching it crawl around.  "What's it doing, Mama?"  "I no touch it, Mama.  YOU touch it!"  "Fish like worms?"  "I fishin!"  "Hailey Kay like worms?"  "I see worms!"  "Oh.  Worms sleepin."  "Open it!  Hiiiii, worms!" were the various things she said when she'd come to check on them. 

Even though it didn't go exactly as planned, it was a hoot and tons of fun.  Abby had fun with the worms and reeling in her fishing line.  Robby had fun catching THREE fish with Abigail's Dora the Explorer pole (some help from Abigail, of course).  Hailey had fun snuggling on the blanket with Mommy, and I had fun with my family.