A Fish Story

Thankfully, both of our girls enjoy being outdoors as much as Chris and I do. Last fall, before Lydia was born, Chris and Addie built a swing set in the back yard. It has gotten a LOT of use so far this spring by both girls. Lydia LOVES to swing and sometimes she gets upset with me when I take her out! Addie has learned to share the "baby" swing and she uses the big girl swing most of the time now. She's working very hard on pumping her legs forward and back so she can swing herself. As you can see from both girls, it is all about getting the tongue just right! :)

Addie also LOVES to play in the dirt and help out with the yard work in any way. She recently got her own pink shovel and she helped Chris plant his tomato plants. She definitely doesn't mind getting a little dirty ;)

Saving the best for last, here is the "Fish Story!" Addie has been asking for a princess fishing pole for several weeks now. I caved and bought her one at Wal-mart yesterday. She knows how much her daddy enjoys fishing and she has also learned a lot about fishing by watching episodes of Little Bear (whose father is a fisherman). So last night, despite the horrible heat and humidity, we ventured over to Papaw's lake so Addie could try her hand at fishing.

And of course, my camera lens was fogged up for the first catch (which happened right when they casted, practically). Lucky for me, the lens cleared up just in time to capture her with her 2nd fish. Yes, she actually reeled them both in, with the help of Daddy of course! She was SOOOO excited, to say the least...talking to the fish and everything. She really wanted to hold it, but we didn't think that would go over well for any of the parties involved ;)

Little Sister watching from the sidelines

Waiting for a bite

Touching the "little tiny baby fish"

So happy!

Saying bye to the fish in her sweetest voice :)