Today our boys (and Jeremy and I) got a good lesson on patience as we went fishing at A-1 Lake here in Pinetop. It is a serious chore to get fishing rods, hooks, bobbers, bait, fishing licences, tackle boxes, and food together for a couple of hours of fishing!! Not only that, but we finally get to the lake and everything falls apart. Lines start breaking, worms fly off the hook, they are all hungry, one has a stinky diaper and the car is half a mile away etc. etc. etc. Because they are still so young, the concept of being patient and waiting for the fish to bite was HARD! They truly thought the fish were going to jump onto their lines! Guess what...They didn't! After much waiting and anticipation, we were able to reel in 3 little trout thanks to Jim. Watching the reaction on their faces was hilarious as the fish would wiggle around in their hands while we were trying to take pictures. Case was very concerned about the fish dying. He kept saying, "You're gonna make the fish die!" Since none of us were going to eat them, we gave them to the cute boys who were fishing next to us. It was fun and exhausting and a good lesson in patience...even for the adults!
Here are the little fishermen with their catch!
(Ledger couldn't put the beef jerky down long enough to take the picture)
Brody (the most impatient) really wanted to catch a fish!
Case enjoyed fishing for 30 seconds and then throwing rocks in the lake. He really enjoyed finding big sticks around the lake!
Ledger thought he was fishing but we are smart enough to know not to put a hook on his line!
Ledger and his big catch!
