Callen and Crew

Water Boy

We were excited for our recent trip to Charleston because this was the first chance we have had to try out his new life jacket. We had one for him as a baby but he hated it. It went up and around his neck, and he tried to pull it off anytime you put it on him. If he couldn't pull it off, he was crying that it was on. Now that he is bigger, he is able to fit in one that is a jacket. We figured he would be more likely to keep this one on since it doesn't go up and around his neck like the other. Every time I would show Callen the life jacket, I would prep him that he has to wear it on the dock at Nana and Oupa's house and at the lake. Over and over he would hear 'every time you walk on the dock, you HAVE to wear your life jacket.' Surprisingly, he did really well wearing it. He knew that if he wanted to join us on the dock, it had to go on. There were a few times he wanted to go on the dock, but didn't want to wear the life jacket, so he had to stay behind in the yard.

Because he did so well wearing the jacket, we were able to take him for a boat ride as well as spend time fishing and hanging out on the dock. We had one very interested little man during these activities.

The boys took Cal out to the end of the dock to get the mud minnow trap ready. Each time we walked by the trap, we had to look down to see if anything was in it. We finally caught enough mud minnows to do some fishing off the dock. Ken caught a nice trout, but Callen had nothing to do with it. He did not want to see or go anywhere near the fish! He finally came around and helped me to fish. He helped hold the rod and reel in the line several times. One time a fish caught on the end of the line, but I wasn't able to hook it...Cal caught his first fish, which I am sure he was glad did not make it out of the water!

Walking with my Uncle Dave

Checking on the mud minnow trap

Look at all the fish...just don't make me touch them!

No Oupa, you put them in the bucket

Making sure the door is closed tight!

Working on my fishing technique with dad

On our boat ride, Cal just stared in amazement at the Wando terminal port happenings. He couldn't have been happier...trucks, boats, and cranes all in one place! He watched intently as to what was going on with the loading of the containers onto the ships. Any time the boat would drift and he could no longer see what was happening, he quickly let us know so the boat could be repositioned! Had bad weather not started moving in, I am sure we could have sat there for an hour or more looking at the action.