Fishing in Culpepper

On Saturday we drove down to Culpepper for a party. Our friends, Carol and Dale have a beautiful place there where they plan to retire. Carol used to be the office manager where I work. It was fun to see her and Dale again and to explore their property.

Wesley isn’t allowed to watch a lot of television but he does have one favorite show. Recently after one of the episodes, he started talking about wanting to go fishing with Daddy. Well, Daddy doesn’t fish and probably isn’t going to start fishing anytime soon. I knew the party would be a good opportunity for Wesley to experience fishing.

What is funny is Jane’s daughter Alana loves to fish but Jane (my boss) and her husband don’t fish at all. Alana went to fishing camp this summer and really enjoyed it. She came to the party yesterday with her pole and tackle box. Dale supplied the night crawlers and Alana baited her hook and started fishing after receiving a little help from a fellow fisherman. Here is a photo of Wesley watching Alana.
Wesley quickly lost interest in the actual fishing (and catching of fish) that was happening at the pond. He was very interested in playing in the canoe (on dry ground) and “fishing” for magnetic fish.
Lydia was also interested in the canoe and magnetic fish.
Here is a picture of Chris and the kids. The man-made pond was so beautiful as was the entire area. It was nice to get out in the country and enjoy God's creation. The weather was perfect also – sunny, cooler than a normal August day, and low humidity.
Here is a photo of me and the kids.

We put the kids in this swing to take a picture of them, but Wesley just wanted to see how hard he could swing it.