Fishing With Daddy

Last weekend, Wayne took Nathan to get his very own fishing pole. It is the perfect size for him and it has Buzz Lightyear on it which Nathan loves! To start out the fishing lessons, Wayne put the rubber fish that came with it on the end of the pole. Wayne only had to show Nathan a few times how to cast it and reel it in. Pretty soon he was doing it all by himself. And where is the perfect place to practice???? Off the balcony of course! He also practiced in the pool.


The bench was Nathan's idea :)





The next morning, Wayne took Nathan on a real fishing trip. Nathan was SO excited! They packed some snacks,drinks and bait for the fish (meatballs and a leftover peanut butter sandwich) and walked to the pond in our neighborhood. I stayed home with Charlotte because we were worried it would be too hot for her, but I heard all about it when they got back!



Nathan caught two fish! Wayne said that he threw the line out to the middle and then handed the pole to Nathan to do the rest. When the fish bit the line, Nathan reeled it in "all myself." He was so proud of himself for catching two fish, and he thought it was funny that they liked meatballs! When they came home, Nathan said, "Mommy, I caught TWO (he really emphasised the two) brim fish all myself!" Now Daddy has a fishing buddy :)