More Fishing

We love to go fishing. There is nothing like getting up at the crack of smack, loading everyone up in the car, and heading to the lake.



Joshua is getting quite adept. He can bait his pole, and take the hooks out of the fish. He's as gentle as he can be with the latter, he feels bad for the fish.



Kelsea does not like to fish. At. All. But she doesn't mind bringing a book along just to hang out.



Jeremiah LOVES to fish. It means snacks, water, and mud. His most favorite things.





Calvin on the other hand, LOVES to fish. LOVES it. He'd rather fish than do anything else in the whole wide world.



We didn't catch anything worthwhile. The kids caught a bunch of puny fish.









Go ahead. I know you want to whistle the Andy Griffith Show theme song.

On the Lake--again

We've been spending a lot of time at the lake this summer. Mostly fishing. But we did get out there for some swimming.



Leon is a lot of fun in the water.







Kelsea has her own fun at the lake. he-he...looks more like my kind of fun.



I have to admit, while I do get in the water and play with my family...it's not without some hesitation. Most lakes in NC are characterized by this yellowish-brown water. I'm not a huge fan of swimming in water when you can't see your feet. Yes this includes swimming in the ocean.



My qualms do not seem to affect my children. Jeremiah is especially at home in the water.





More splashing ;).



Kelsea made the mistake of thinking she could get just her feet wet.



She finally gave in as long as the boys promised not to get her hair wet.



We end our day when the children start to wash up on shore.

First Day of School 2010

School books all laid out.



All chocolate breakfast.



It was a great day. The sun finally came out when we were done with all our work. The kids took off to play outside for the rest of the day.