Betsy and her family visited us at the lake these past few days. Notable about this annual visit is the fact that it was Frederick's first time to see our cabin and lake. He is 10 months old already and has the "soldier crawl" down pat, so he really gets around. His playpen helped us keep track of his whereabouts.
Pete says that Fritz is his "bonus child."
We rented a pontoon boat one day, so Fritz got to have his first boat ride too. He didn't really like his life vest too much.
Henry and Clara were our lookouts. Pontoon boats are nice for being able to move around, have lunch, have shade and generally relax.
Betsy and Fritz had the relax part down pat.
We eventually found a spot where the bluegill were plentiful. Henry and Clara caught a fish on almost every cast, and the night crawler supply was severely threatened. Grandpa had trouble keeping up with the hook removal, rebating, line untangling, and technique advice. Each of them caught probably 15 or more. Loons and Bald Eagles graced us with close encounters all the while.
These three had more fun than this picture might suggest.
That night, we had dinner at a favorite local place. Fritz was completely charmed by the server. Or maybe it was him doing the charming?
They are all back home now, and it is too quiet here at the lake. We do have a Hummingbird convention going on, however. I may have to start buying sugar in extra large quantities just to be able to keep the feeders full.
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Somehow I have a talent for always having food in my mouth when someone wants to take a photo of me. And/or I'm in the middle of saying "are you taking my picture?"
I was having a fabulous time on the boat! Mostly, I was trying to temper my natural nervousness about hooks and worms flying around.
Those hummingbirds were out of control! You forgot to mention how much Frederick loved watching them!
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