Monday, August 13, 2007

Wishful Fishing

Yesterday, we headed over to our favorite fishing spot. We thought we were pretty smart when we arrived at 6:00 pm. We were sure we were going to catch some hungry fish at their dinner time. We weren't leaving until dark, so surely that would give us enough time to catch a few fat daddies. The river was so clear, and as we looked toward the bottom ,we could see these big monster trout just hanging out at the bottom, the kids were so excited! But for some reason, they just weren't going to bite. Maybe it was because Olivia was throwing big rocks into the water every five seconds, or maybe fish are actually extremely intelligent creatures, but needless to say we were all disappointed. But despite not catching any fish, we still had a wonderful time together as a family! It was such a peaceful evening, I love being outdoors with the kids. It feels so good to get out of the house and just relax. Olivia loved exploring and trying to catch waterbugs. And Daniel and Sarah had this giddy excitement, so sure that any minute they were going to feel a big tug on their line. Finally, when it started to get dark, Officer Garland informed us it was against the law to fish in the dark, and we better pack up or he was going to start issuing some citations. The fun, relaxing evening came to a close. And even though our cooler went home without any trout fillets, we were still glad we were able to give it a try!

Olivia loved putting her tootsies in the "bubbles"

What a beautiful place to enjoy with your family

9:00 pm, no fish, time to head home.....but still smiling

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

God bless all of you.
I Like your blog "Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart ~I Samuel 16:7"

Eric Yeh From Taiwan
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Angela said...

Oh that looks like so much fun! What a beautiful place. Maybe one of these days we can go do that with you!

Arminda said...

Liz, your blog entries make me feel all warm...but, seriously, one word to describe all of this: beautiful. Hilarious that you referred to Jon as "Officer Garland."