A few weeks ago my parents wanted to take the boys to Lindon's catch a fish day, so Ellie and I decided to tag along with them. Apparently they make a fake little creek and dump a bunch of fish in it for kids to catch. The boys were SO excited!
The fishing poles were a little awkward to handle, especially for Tucker, but they did a pretty good job.
They especially loved putting the worms on the hook. Little boys and worms are a natural combination.
Ellie was just there to look cute.
After a certain amount of time they took down the fence and let everyone just get in the water...Duncan and Dayton had zero hesitation to just get right in there and try to catch a fish with their hands. They were very disappointed that we hadn't brought a net, but we hadn't ever been before so we didn't know how it worked.
Tucker showed a little more sense and wouldn't actually get in the water, but he did sit down right on the bank and got good and soaked on his bum.
The boys never did end up catching anything...Dayton was super sad and whining about it and a little girl passing by offered him her fish. He was so happy! My mom, however, was not. She wasn't at all thrilled to be taking a fish home with her (Duncan and Dayton were having a sleepover). Then, next thing we know, on the way to the car someone else offered their fish to Duncan! He really liked touching the fish's eye...gross.
So my lucky mom got to take home two wet, stinky boys plus two wet, stinky fish. Once they got there she made herself scarce and my dad showed them how to clean and cook them. I'm so glad I wasn't around for that part. I am way more of a catch-and-release girl - well, really, a don't catch it in the first place girl - so I had no interest in watching any of it. But the boys ate them for dinner that night and declared them delicious. Thanks to Pa-a for the life lesson!
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