Gone Fishin'

Jesus called out to them, "Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!" (Mark 1:17)

Richie and I bought a boat while Naomi was still baking in my womb. We had started fishing together as a hobby the year before and came across a great deal for a Porta-bote at a Sportsman Expo and couldn't pass it up.

From Gone Fishin'

Richie has gone out on the boat several times, both by himself and with other male companions, but I hadn't gone with him yet until last weekend. My original plan was to go on the boat without Naomi first, to "test the waters," but we ended up having our first boating experience together afterall.



We bought her a baby life-vest when she wasn't born yet, too. I thought that she might squirm when I put it on her, but she was in fisherbaby's heaven! She was so amazed and in awe of her new surroundings. With the fresh breeze blowing and the warm sun shining, we headed to the other side of the lake to have a picnic and enjoy the day.



While riding the boat, was telling Naomi, "You're our lucky charm. Daddy's gonna catch a fish today, because you are here with us!" When we got to our destination and hopped out of the boat, Richie cast his fishing line while I got the food ready. Moments after we sat down to eat, his line took off! First bite of the day!



Naomi was so appropriate in her reaction. =) First awe while he reeled it in. Then curiosity as he held up a wonderful trout and took the hook out of its mouth. But the best was when Richie goes, "Wanna touch it?" and brought the fish closer to her. Mimi moved her head back and made a scrunchy face like "Gross!" Hahah! It was the cutest thing!



Richie has caught fish on the boat at other locations, but this was the first fish that Richie had caught on the lake... actually, it was the first fish he caught this year! God must have wanted Naomi to have the full experience and see what this fishing thing is all about =) We ate our lunch, happy as can be and after the picnic we just cruised the lake. Naptime was coming soon, so when she started getting antsy, we headed back to shore.

It was a great time for us to enjoy the lovely weather and our fun hobby... and of course, precious family time on the weekend =) Now that I know Naomi enjoys the boat, Papa will definitely have more company while he's "GONE FISHING!"