The Cabe Chronicles: Gone Fishin'

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Gone Fishin'

We spent our entire Saturday enjoying a HOT Texas day fishing at a "fishing camp" near Madisonville (northeast of Huntsville). Mr. Smith (or, as CLC once said, "Mr. Smif"), one of Matt's co-workers has some land with a huge pond on it that we were able fish on. The boys had fished there before, but this was the first time that Carson and I joined them for the adventure. The property does have a home on it that is VERY rustic. :) I'm not sure what I envisioned, but it is DEFINITELY a boy's place...it's highly unlikely that Carson and I will join them again! :) The land is gorgeous and so is the pond, but Carson and I were unprepared for the amount of time that we would have to sit around outside in the heat or "inside" in the "cool." Regardless of the situation , we all had fun hanging out with one another! AND Matt and Christopher had fun fishing!

Christopher inspecting his tackle in the car. Usually he fashions safety pins, staples, or paper clips into "fishing hooks" by bending them. If he finds a bug outside he sometimes puts it on his homemade fishing hook. :)

Problem: Mr. Smith doesn't know where the key to the locked gate is. Solution: Buy a bolt-cutter and a new lock. Cut off the old lock and replace it with the new one. :) Pray that you are at the right gate and cutting the correct lock! Pray that no one drives by and suspects that you are trespassing on someone else's property. :)

Fishing on the boat with Daddy.

Carson getting ready to walk around and check things out with Mommy and Lily.

The kids found a VERY large DEAD black beetle that everyone had to hold (except Mommy!)

Fishing near the edge of the pond. :) Sitting down was the key!

Lily trying to stay cool.

Where are Carson's sunglasses and hat? You probably can't tell from these pics, but the girl changed clothes over and over again while we were there! :) She only had 2 T-Shirts and 2 pair of shorts, but she found as many combinations as possible...once even wearing both pair of shorts at the same time! (We had a change of clothes for the ride home in case someone got wet!)