A fish for all

A new tradition is in the making...last weekend we went to the Sportsmen show here and let the kids each fish in the kiddie fishing pool. I can remember for the longest time when I was young going and fishing at the show. I never was a big fan of eating the fish but I loved fishing for them. This year when the show came around we had all the kids and David had the day off. It was meant to be! We let the older two go first in catching with Wyatt of course leading the pack. He quickly caught a small trout and then it was Paytens turn. Payten has been fishing before but to my knowledge has not caught a fish herself. She snagged a big one but it got off her hook before she could reel it in. within seconds of that she then caught a trout the same size as Wyatt. Next up was Allyxis which was her first time fishing ever. she was so eager to see in the water and hold the fishing pole. Its a good thing David was holding the pole too though because she caught a fish twice the size of the other two kids. She was excited until the fish splashed her and then she was wanted down from the stool. once the fish was unhooked she just wanted to stare at it. Overall a big success. following catching fish Wyatt and Payten also shot pellet guns and did a little archery.

 

By the time we finished at the show everyone was hungry so we headed to lunch just in time to catch the football game on T.V. We ate lunch and hung around to watch the Seahawks win their playoff game to move on to the superbowl. This happen to be just past nap time and Allyxis just couldn't keep her eyes open. she fell asleep right there on the table of Bruchis. David then layed her down and she was out for a couple of hours.

After watching the game we hurried home to get dinner going before Wyatt had to go back to moms. Want to guess what was for dinner? you guessed it...Fish! David and I decided that since the kids caught the fish they should help prepare it to be cooked. They all gathered together in front of the sink and went to town. Payten did not want to touch any of it but she stood there the whole time watching David as he worked and talking about it. Wyatt on the other hand didn't last long before leaving the room saying the smell was gross and he was going to throw up. Not something I was expecting from him but we brushed it off. David grilled the fish up and we sat down for a dinner the kids provided. The two older ate some but Allyxis loved it and ate almost a whole fish by herself. note to self fish for dinner a little more often.