We're going Fishing !

[Ketchn]

My grandson turned 2 and a half plus one week this weekend, and He came to spend the weekend with us .
So we woke up yesterday and someone asked if he wanted to go fishing today . He answered her a simple " yes " with a nod as he played with a toy truck before breakfast .
So a bit later when Pappy was getting breakfast ready and some of the less than adults were eating , a conversation began from the dining room table over to the kitchen between he and I .
I said "hey buddy, let's eat up, we have to get going" .
He didn't respond and I tried to continue the one sided conversation .
I said "so where are we going first ,today"?
He never looked over in my direction at all ....and said with a tone that sealed the deal ...
you know that tone in the voice that is quite matter of fact ....
"We're going fishing " !
Well let me say this much , I have heard a few things before that melted my heart , but to be sure this one simple 3 word answer ,bought brought tears to my eyes .
Off we went , sort of shortly there after and to be sure since fishing ain't my thing , we went ketchn instead . Now was it complicated you might ask , I would say way past that for sure .
There was the part where he HAD to use the biggest rod ,and the part where she "my daughter" wouldn't use the Barbie combo and mom and I shared the pink Barbie combo .Mini Kaboom did actually use the Barbie rig a bit in the end a little bit .
And the stop for a PFD for him as the water off the dock is deep for sure and we had a fail in the PFD department on the kiddo transfer the day before .
We of course did not stay at the water very long , the orange life jacket was not to his liking much and can't say I blame him . We also did not make it to the water until near lunchtime ,so food and a nap became high on the priority list .
I do know this much , this is his second time to go fishing and went somewhat like the first one ,with the exception of getting to touch a fish and of course we replaced the bluegill with a few small crappie ,baby steps don't ya know .....
Many thanks to my friend Buddy for inviting us out to his lake ,good times were had by all .
We rounded out the day with ice cream cones and a Pappy and him only trip to the park after dinner , pretty darn good stuff I tell ya
Couldn't quite get him to wear his crappie.com head cover for the ketch images . And couldn't stay for to many fish because the PFD wasn't a fun one , He is at that age were less clothes are best .