A Little Labor Day Fishin'

About 4am this morning my two guys and my little lady went off on a fishing adventure with my dad. I was questioning the night before whether or not Hope would actually get up and stay up for the quest. Boy did I have that all wrong. She bounced out of bed and was roaring to go...I guess she may have had an instinct of what the day may hold. Hunter on the other hand was more...well, hesitant.

Turns out they went to eat breakfast after they picked up Grumpy and his boat. They hit the lake around 7am and the fishin' began. Hope really got after it. She was the big fisherman of the day. She caught three drum, a sand bass, two catfish, and two or three perch. Not only is my girl one heck of an angler she has sophistication in her catch...notice the bevy of fish breeds? It is always better to not limit yourself to one species :)

Poor Hunter, he was out done by his little Sis. He caught a baby bass and two perch. Maybe next time Bud.

Hope did some boat driving and boat riding along with all the catching...a girl simply has to take a rest. She let her own line out and she reeled in all her of her fish. I can only imagine how proud both Big Daddy and Grumpy were of her. She is quite the fisher chick :)

They did not leave the lake until about 2pm. She was still chattering about how much fun she had.

Getting boat lessons from Grumpy. She told me that Love would not want to go in Grumpy's boat because it "hauls"....oh, lovely terminology. She was a bit upset at the thought of holding her own fish...at first. She didn't even want her picture taken. Things changed... :)
Pleased with her catch

Have you ever seen a more adorable fishergirl?

Here she is with a fish on her line...reeling the baby in - check out the look on Grumpy's face...she just may be the boy he never had :)

Aww...this is Hunter's catch...hee, hee... :) Now, this explains his hesitancy to get up this morning...not a lot to get excited about, huh?

They all had a blast and both the kids are talking about next time. I asked Hope about her favorite part of the day and she said "that Grumpy taught me how to call a turtle". After her demonstration it sounds a lot like the sound of kissing the air...but apparently there is something to it. She said the turtle came right next to the boat. She also said "spending time with Bubba". They need it...you know her being a tomboy and him being the big brother. The two of them being such avid outdoors men is just a common thread that the Lord sowed between them :)