Our third day out camping brought our Papa to us. We started our day out with bacon, eggs, orange juice and grits which meant both Danny and his Dad were in heaven.
We drove out to Lower Lake Mary and Upper Lake Mary and finally settled on a dock where we could toss our lines out into the muddy water. The wind was against us, but luckily kids don’t care about that! They just wanted to see if they could out-cast themselves.
I took Bronco for a mile-long hike which he hated me for. Poor arthritic pup!
The kids all took turns in Papa’s kayaks, but Lacy made sure everyone knew that they belonged to her.
She cried when Trenton went out on the lake in it:
Though Trenton wasn’t crying!
When they came back in, Alice took her proper possessive state. Ain’t no one sittin’ in “da liddle boat” but her!
Lacy was the last to go:
I didn’t go at all.
I don’t like boats. Or swimming. But I thoroughly enjoyed taking pictures! And I enjoyed The Upset Baby falling asleep in my arms. I had one solid hour of just sitting on the shores, listening to water lapping, birds chirping. It was so nice, so refreshing! Danny was jealous of my cuddle time.
We had no luck catching fish, but Papa tossed his line in and started teaching the kids how to fish for crayfish. We caught at least 40! The kids were thrilled.
Danny and his Dad have such nice hands -they are hand twins.
Danny’s Dad actually caught a fish under the dock but it got away. So close!
Lacy was the sweetest picture of childhood with her bare feet danging off the side of the dock, her pole in the water:
And when she crawled up on the railing, I just smiled. So sweet! I’m so grateful the kids have the opportunity to fish in bare feet in the summer time!
Her and Trent were catching so many crayfish -she bravely picked them up and threw them back out! I *almost* picked one up. So she wins The Brave Girl award… and I win clean hands.
I kept Alice by my side because discovering nature with a toddler is like seeing it through brand new eyes. This kid has NO agenda but to be present with where she is:
Watching Danny teach her how to catch crayfish was so cute.
Her face tells ALL her feelings on crayfish!
I feel the SAME WAY, baby.
We stayed out in the sun WAY too long, and that meant that Mom was spent… so for dinner we had Cafe Rio. It was the best choice for everyone involved. Danny and I reflected on that day -August 3rd, 2015. Three years ago to the DAY we had gone to the Dr. and found out we were having a baby GIRL and then we headed out camping.
And there we were WITH that baby girl out camping again.
Life has changed so much in three short years.
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