Just over a year ago, a friend of mine posted a picture on one of her social media accounts that caught my attention. But it wasn't the...

Seth realized he didn't have a fishing license so he went to Wal-Mart to get one. Anytime he goes shopping for anything, he NEVER sticks to the list. So he came back with a lot of other stuff besides a fishing license, including a "Cars" life jacket for Mason.

As Seth was getting everything ready to go, I was mulling over the idea of whether or not I should go. I wanted to go, but that meant we would have to take Hannah Kate, and I wasn't sure whether or not that was a good idea. So finally Seth looked at me and said, "Aren't you coming?" I said, "Do you want me to come?" He said, "Yes." So off we all went. Now I know why he REALLY wanted me to go . . .
When we first started out, we went to the back of the lake where we thought the fishing might be pretty good, but the wind was blowing towards us so as soon as we cast, the cork would come swimming right back to us. There was also a lot of green gunk floating on top of the water so that made it even more difficult to fish. We decided to go around to the front of the lake and fish from the docks around the boat ramp and clubhouse.



Yes, Mason, fishing is all about patience . . . and sometimes you just don't catch anything at all!
Remember when I said earlier that I later figured out why Seth wanted me to go? Well, guess who was the one casting Mason's line, making sure he didn't get too close to the edge of the dock and reminding him not to run on the dock for what seemed like the millionth time? I'll give you a hint ~ it wasn't Seth!
Finally, after an hour of being out there, Seth reeled in a small bass. Mason wasn't quite sure what to think of it. Seth tried to teach him how to hold the fish, but Mason wouldn't touch it. And then a few minutes later, he reeled in a brim. Mason was a little more friendly with this fish. He still wouldn't touch it, but he kissed it. Yeah, that didn't excite me very much. But I figured that kissing a fish probably isn't any worse than the grass, dirt, bugs and who knows what else Mason has eaten during his lifetime.





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