Trevor and Hayley go Fishing for the First Time!

Getting Ready...

Trevor was supposed to be helping get the gear on the boat, but found something better to do with his time. Not too sure why he lifted his shirt up first, but I had to take a picture of it.

Are you ready Mom?

Safe landing. Hayley wanted to do this, but we had to tell he no as she is shorter and the distance to the ground is greater for her. She would have loved it, but we didn't think it was a good idea for her.

Getting to Drive the Boat...

Hayley got to drive the boat for the first time. She was way too little the last time we went on their boat.


This was the last time Hayley was on their boat. She was just about to turn 2 years old and clearly not ready to drive the boat.

Not the case this visit. She was doing a great job. She loved turning the wheel so much that we just kept going in circles. She though also though it would be fun go faster, so she grabbed the controls and aaawwwaaayy we went.

Trevor pretending to drive the boat while Papa Bear cleans up the fishing stuff.

Now he is really driving the boat. He was having fun making fast turns, but seemed to be aiming for a certain boat. Papa Bear kept having to say "turn, turn away from them."

This is when Trevor had just turned 3 and we went to South Dakota. It was his first time driving the boat then. Even then he was not looking where he was going.

Now let's Fish...

Sean sat in the chair to fish and Trevor sat right behind him.

Trevor let a lot of fishing line out the first time and when I went to reel it back it it took forever. If he would have caught a fish he would have been reeling so long that the fish would have thanked him by the time he got the boat. Trevor said fishing was boring, but that he would like to go again some time. Sean will take him this summer.

Hayley had to stand behind the Captain's chair where the railing was higher.

She only dropped her pole in the water one time, and thankfully Grammy and Papa Bear bought kid poles that FLOAT. It was so great to be able to bring the boat around and grab the end of the pole which was sticking out of the water. She was not to keen on fishing and kept asking, "Papa Bear are the fish still coming." She kept stopping and then wanting her line put back into the water. Needless to say I did not fish, but just helped Hayley.

It was a very sunny day, but thankfully everyone had a good time.