The men in my life were at High Adventure last week. Tropical Storm Bill threatened to put a damper on the fun, but they were out on the Coast fishing by Thursday. Jonathan left with his leaders on Monday morning and by that evening he was in Austin having the best time ever swimming at McKinney Falls State Park. The next morning, they had to move out due to the bad weather.
Fred was super excited, because he and his friend were going to meet them on the Coast for some fishing. If you know anything about Fred, then you know he loves to fish. He was so excited for this day. The plan was for Fred and his friend to drive down on Wednesday. The boys were having trouble finding a campsite on Wednesday due to all the flooding. The leaders posted this picture on Wednesday. Our tent is the blue one on the right. It looks like it is going to take flight at any moment.
Fred started taking boys out fishing on Thursday. He had so much fun and so did the boys. To Fred, there is nothing better than fishing. There was a time in our lives that we truly lived that Brad Paisley song I'm Gonna Miss Her. The first time I heard that song, I wasn't sure if I liked it or not, because it hit way too close to home. I can't tell you how many family functions Fred missed to go fishing. We like the new and improved Fred, but I know that he misses fishing! I have a feeling he caught the fishing bug while he was out there with the boys.
I know that Jonathan had the time of his life fishing with his dad. It will be a special memory that he can carry with him always. Fred was gone Wednesday - Saturday last week with Jonathan and then he will be gone Monday - Saturday of this week for Scout Camp. We miss him, but to see Jonathan's awkward smile with this fish is completely worth it!
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