It goes without saying that Monty's fishing trips have decreased following Addison's arrival. He is the absolute best dad and would not trade time with Addison for fishing any day of the week. His boat, however, is in shock following such a long break from the lake. In order to not create a problem from lack of run time for the engine, the three of us took a trip to Mineral Wells State Park for a quick ride around the lake to get the boat in the water. It was a gorgeous day, about 80 degrees, and what better way to enjoy the day than the lake. Addison wore her camouflage Bass Pro hat and red life jacket that we bought last summer in anticipation for the arrival of this day. She loved it! She stood in floor of the boat while we drove (I held on to her life jacket 'handle') and then helped Monty 'drive' the boat when we were going at slower speeds. She loved everything about it from feeding the ducks (Monty even remembered to bring bread!) to crawling around the bottom of the boat as we idled and let Monty fish a little (that would be evil to go to a lake and not fish!). There will be many, many trips in her future, and we are so thankful we got off to such a great start! I must confess I don't have any of the pictures with the ducks because they fed them while I was parking the truck. This takes me a VERY long time because I am absolutely horrible with trailers and no matter how many times I practice, I seem to crumble under pressure.
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| First day on the water - January 29th |
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| Addison loves to dig in her bad no matter the location |
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| What a sweet end to a day Monty has looked forward to for a long time |
1 comment:
How neat! I'm sure Monty & Addison will have lots of daddy-daughter dates on the lake in the future!
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