Gone fishin'

Last night Meredith was playing with her neighbor friends, Cate and Frank Jr, which is her usual post-preschool activity. After a little bit of snacking, the three kids were brought by Frank Jr's parents to go fishing. Armed with two child-appropriate fishing poles and a pretend pole to keep the third child occupied, they climbed in the car and drove down to Lake of the Isles on the other side of Minneapolis. I stayed home with an upset Elaine. Since Jen was doing a water-related excursion herself (riverboat party with law school colleagues), it was just the two of us.

Not quite two hours later the kids returned with stories of success. All three kids had the opportunity to catch some nice looking sunfish and Meredith's friend Junior caught a pretty sizable fish. A picture was taken of the fish and the kids to prove it wasn't simply a "big fish story." Maybe we'll be able to post it here eventually. It was the perfect evening for a three year-old: they caught fish, touched fish, played with worms, ate ice cream, and got to stay up late. By 9:00 PM the fun was over and a tired Meredith reluctantly went to bed.


UPDATE: Picture from the fishing expedition.

Here is Meredith, Frank, Cate, and Frank, Jr. with their big catch!