More Fishing

Will woke up this morning and looked for Grandad first thing because he was ready to go fishing again.  I was glad he was still excited about going even though we didn't catch anything yesterday.  After Jerry and Grandad got back from the lake we took Will to Portstown Park to fish a little before nap time. 

Today Will was distracted a snail and a slug!

Charter Fishing Trip

Grandad and Jerry went out on Raystown Lake this morning on a charter fishing trip with Angry Musky Outfitters.  They fished from 6 - 10 a.m. and caught 8 fish total.  Two big ones got away - the typical "big fish" story! Hahaha!  It was rainy most of the time but they had fun anyway since they were reeling in the fish! 

Apparently I almost got Jerry in trouble this morning.  I packed him a banana for a snack and apparently that's taboo on the boat.  The captain said bringing bananas on board always results in poor fishing.  I guess they were lucky - or maybe they missed the REALLY big one because of the banana!  : )

Grandad is already planning his next trip out!  Maybe I'll have to go along next time.  It sounds like I missed all the fun!

Grandad reeling in a big one!

He had to get the big net! 
They said the captain was very nice and took good care of them.  : )

Grandad's Lake Trout
28" long and 8 lbs.

The catch of the day.

Here's dinner! 
The captain filleted the fish for them.  That saved Grandad some
work because I know Jerry wouldn't do it - and I'll cook'em but
I'm not gonna clean'em!

Gone Fishing...

Mom brought Grandad up to spend some time with us this week.  Will has been asking me almost daily when he can go fishing with Grandad so he was SO excited that today was finally the day!  We packed a few things this morning and tried several fishing spots around the area.  At the first spot we saw one huge fish jump when we first arrived but we never got any bites.  We didn't have any luck all day, but we had enough fun to make up for it!

Will got his line tangled up.  Thankfully Grandad had everything
he needed to take the reel apart and fix it.  Grandad is
definitely a prepared fisherman!

After quite a bit of unsuccessful fishing Will got distracted by the tadpoles.

The next distraction was dancing in the mud.

We thought for sure we could catch a spot or perch at Whipple Dam.  Grandad found
a fish nesting near the bank and thought we could try for it.  He dangled
the bait in the fish's nest but the fish just picked up the worm and moved it out
of the nest!  I think we should have just used the net!

Will always wanted to fish right beside his Grandad (well actually great grandad!)

Playing Hookey

There was no reason we could not have gone to church this morning, except that it was just way too nice outside to be inside.  We opted for a family bike ride and picnic on the Rails to Trails path outside of Alexandria.

We got to try out Will's new "trail-a-bike."  He pedaled some, but mostly
he just enjoyed the ride and let Jerry do all the work!

We came across this guy crossing the path.  We saw a much bigger black
snake later.  Jerry thought this one was poisonous but after checking out the pictures
when we got home, I determined that he was non-venomous since he had round
pupils.  Grandad said he could be a blowing viper based on his markings.

To alleviate my conscience somewhat about skipping church, we took along
Will's book of Bible stories to read and have a lesson during our picnic lunch.
He really enjoyed it and participated well so maybe he learned something today! 

 

Playing with Daddy

Before Jerry left for Germany he asked Will what he wanted as a souvenir.  Will said he wanted a boat!  Of course, Jerry couldn't find a boat while in Germany but he didn't want to disappoint Will so he stopped at Walmart at bought him a remote controlled boat.  We went to the park to let Will play with it today.

Visiting Grandad's House

Will discovered that he likes tasting the nectar from purple clover flowers.

Then he had fun chasing a green grasshopper.

Uncle Jerry helped Will ride Grandad's new tractor.

Will concentrated very hard on steering.

I think he could have spent the whole day working on a
snowblower with Uncle Jerry.  He talked about it
all the way home after we left!

After leaving Grandad's we picked up the dogs from the vet and drove home.  Both dogs had their teeth cleaned and Napoleon had to have a bladder stone removed.  Jerry was supposed to be home by 6 p.m. but his flight was delayed.  He ended up traveling through Iceland and didn't arrive home until 11:30.  He was sooo exhausted!  But it was nice to be back home together!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Tomorrow is my birthday and tonight I was surprised with a wonderful evening with my family!  Mom cooked a delicious dinner and dessert, Tyler and his girlfriend Kristyn came over and brought me cards and flowers, and Kristen decorated and planned "Kelly-themed" games for us to play!  We had such a fun time!

They put so many candles on my brownie cake that they couldn't even get them all lit
before the first ones were melting down to the cake top! 
I'm ageing, but I'm not THAT old yet!!!!
Just wait for the payback!!

Helping Craig

Will helped Craig work on his TV when we went to visit.  I don't know
what Craig would have done without Will there!  : )

Swinging Bridge and Lake Moomaw

Today we visited the jiggly bridge (Swinging Bridge) and Lake Moomaw.  It was a little rainy, but we enjoyed ourselves anyway!  It was actually rainy and cool the whole time we were in Covington.  I packed way too many shorts and not nearly enough long pants!

Swinging Bridge in Covington

Will brought me some Mother's Day flowers.

There were so many beautiful little mushrooms and flowers in bloom.

Lake Moomaw

This is where Jerry proposed to me!  Eleven years ago I would have never
believed I would be back here with my own son!

Flying a Kite

Will and I went to Covington to visit while Jerry is in Germany this week.  (Too bad we couldn't go along - I'm jealous!)

We tried flying a kite this evening since there was a little wind. 
Grandma kept it up for a while, but overall we didn't have much success.

Kristen came up with a fun game of throwing marshmallows in Will's mouth.
Aunt Krissy always comes up with the best games!

She taught Tyler the game too.  I was surprised how many actually made it in Will's mouth!