Mackay Madness: FISHING WITH MY BOYS

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

FISHING WITH MY BOYS

My boys have been dying to go fishing. So last night while I was wandering through Wallmart, I picked up a couple of semi-simple to work poles and some fishing bait. They were so excited when I pulled them out of the car.

Now, when I was young, I would go to Bear Lake every summer with my parents best friends "the Thomas's." And their son taught me to fish. We would stay out on the docks all day long and pull catfish and blue gill out of the water one after another and every now and again we would luck out and get a trout. What a great opportunity I had to learn to love fishing...especially being a "girl." So I was equally thrilled to go watch my boys have the same great experience.

We had Chance's little friend "Troy" come with us to the lake tonight and we sat out on the dock for hours trying to catch a fish! We may not have caught one because the only hooks we had were large enough to catch a shark??? I'm just sayin. Might need to go back to Wally Mart and get some small ones ASAP and/or stop at Grandpa Bob's and steal some of his.
No worries though, because along the way, we met lots of new friends, learned new tips, and came home smelling like poopie fish bait... it was worth it because the boys had an absolute BALL and can't wait to go back tomorrow night!

Oh what fun I will have bribing them all day and threatening to take away their beloved fishing time! ba ha ha ha ha.

Easton ROCKED at "casting out." It really was amazing to watch.

He kept changing bait every 30 seconds. Patience is not his strong suit:)

SEE THAT HOOK? HA HA HA

My spot on the dock. Lovin' it!

There was a little hispanic man over on the bank across the way just reeling in one after another and hiding them in his bag...dang I need to learn spanish so I could go learn his secrets. I'm not gonna lie...it was a little hard on our self esteem watching him leave with his loot! I BET HE WAS USING CORN! Just kidding...i'm not a poor sport:)

I know I will always cherish this night. It is certainly going in my memory bank as one of the most precious days I have spent with my boys!!
NOTE: BRANDON WAS OUT OF TOWN OR HE WOULD HAVE JOINED US. HE ALSO LIKES TO FISH, BUT SOMETIMES HIS A.D.D PREVENTS HIM FROM PARTICIPATING IN THIS FAST PACED SPORT:)

11 comments:

THE WILLIAMS FAMILY said...: precious... remember, Rossi is a phone call away ;); August 10, 2011 at 7:21 AM
jenn said...: I shall now give you an award:

"Best Fish-Poop smelling Mommy on the Planet!"

You are amazing. Your family is so lucky to have you. Love you!; August 11, 2011 at 9:10 AM
Bell Family said...: Aren't boys the easiest to please?? Nothing like a night fishing. Good mama!!; August 11, 2011 at 9:32 PM
Natali Thompson said...: So fun! What a good mother you are! We attempted that a few times in Yellowstone this summer-we didn't catch anything either! So cute-I LOVE your reading spot! It's perfect :); August 12, 2011 at 8:54 AM
Crystal said...: I think you have dubbed yourself "coolest mom of the year"! That is so great you took them fishing, I bet they will treasure that day forever!; August 12, 2011 at 6:14 PM
Margo said...: I will never forget the stentch of catfish bait we smelled when Troy walked in tht door! Thanks for taking him. He had so much fun:); August 14, 2011 at 2:53 PM
Lindsey said...: you forgot to mention that this boy you went fishing with would also stick firecrackers in the carp's eye balls and behind and blow them up. Ha! I have such great memories with you and your family in Bear Lake.

Saw you're reading The Glass Castle----one of my favorite summer reads this year.

xo!
Lindsey (thomas) Larsen; August 15, 2011 at 1:55 PM
Jennifer said...: You're a star, Liz! And your boys are too dang cute, even if they do smell a little sometimes.; August 17, 2011 at 9:49 AM
Tara said...: I love this because we just did the same thing-Walmart poles and shark size hooks! We miss you guys-hope you are doing well!; August 20, 2011 at 10:21 PM
Scha&Andi said...: cutest boys! loved checking in on your blog. it's been a while. you have a remarkable family. xo; August 22, 2011 at 12:11 AM
Tiffany said...: I love that Easton is wearing cleats!! That's so him :); August 22, 2011 at 3:39 PM

From the mouths of "our babes":

*Our doorbell rang. Chance ran to get it. No one was there. He said, "oh darn,it must have been a knocker-ditcher." (Otherwise known as a doorbell ditcher.)

*Chance climbed in the back of the car this afternoon, and said "ewww mom, the back of your car smells gross...it smells like fries and poo all mixed together."

There was a little boy acting very naughty in Chances primary class...he turned and told the boy that he was an "ANGRY ELF." The teacher told me that it made her whole day and she nearly peed her pants laughing. (We were visiting at a different ward, which makes it even funnier because he didn't even know the boy.)

*Chance's kindergarten teacher's name is Mrs. Rasband, he came home and told Brandon that her name is Mrs. Wristband! Close enough

*As we were driving through the farmlands, Addie blurts out from the backseat, "it's cool how HAY grows, it just randomly pops up in perfect little blocks!" (She was DEAD serious)

*We came home from camping and Addie turns to me and says, "Mom, it feels so good to be home and walk on the grass and have a cup of milk!"

*We ate at a "Thai" restaurant tonight. Addie was so sick of peanuts on all of the food. She finally looked at me and said, "what the heck, do they have a peanut tree in that kitchen or what?"

*Chance asked me, "Mom, why Jesus make me so fast?" (Basically asking why he is such a fast runner)

*Chance was looking through the neighbors fence at their dog and he came running back across the street and said " oh sick, that dog just bless you'd all over my face!" Apparently, that means the dog sneezed on him!

*Chance calls "Walkie Talkies"... "Hickey Tickies"

*Hannah told me that we are going to give her "arthritis" because we are making her camp in a tent this year. (We sold our big fifth wheel last year.) Poor kids!

*We went thru the drive-up at Wendy's and they were out of Frosty's. As we pulled away, Chance murmurs to himself: "damn, damn, damn!" (I will take full responsibility for that one!) Needless to say, we had a little chat!

*Chance says that "chocolate milk" is his favorite taste!

*Chance was picking the seat of his pants today, and I said "what's wrong son, do you have a snuggy?" And he said, "no mom, I don't have a snuggly, my bums are just stuck together.

*Tonight at dinner, Addie told us that her favorite solid food is BUTTER and her favorite liquid food is SPRAY BUTTER!

*Chance told me today that his brain was making him scared to go to school. (He just kept holding his head in his hands)

*We had a "chick" die this weekend. Of course the kids made us do a burial. Apparently it freaked Chance out, and he wouldn't sleep in his bed because he just knew there were dead chicks in the sheets, and his feet could feel the feathers!

Easton "Such a Big Miracle, in such a Little Boy"

For those that don't know, our little boy nearly drowned in a bathtub accident when he was just 7 months old. I had run a bath for myself and left Easton (who could barely crawl) in his room on the floor. I ran out to the kitchen to clean up a glass my daughter had broken. When I returned to the bath... Easton had pulled himself into the bathroom and was floating face down in the water. He had his feet pajama's on which helped him slip over the side. He was under for about two - four minutes and it took four minutes of CPR from his daddy before he took his first breath. He was taken by ambulance to "Primary's" where he stayed in the ICU overnight. He had a full recovery. We are so, so lucky! He is ONE YEAR OLD now and we're so happy that our heavenly father decided that we could keep him!!! He brings so much SUNSHINE into our lives. "We love you Eastie". I put this on my blog for my own journal, but also for people to always be aware of your kids around water...they are capable of sooo much more than you may think!