Don't call the Coast Guard! We ALL made it back!
What an awesome trip. Ben and 8 of his buddies and 10 VERY crazy adults had an awesome time fishing down in Delacroix. We got down there a little after 5pm Saturday. The kids were so excited to be there they ran in circles and all through the camp for about an hour! We broke out the marshmallow guns right away and they were a huge hit. I'm a little worried about how many marshmallows those birds are going to eat.
We fished from the dock a little, but had no bites. We ate diner and ran around till very late. I'm not going to tell you about how late the adults were up, or what they were chatting about - although it would make for some interesting reading hmmmm.
We got up early this morning and headed out. It took 4 boats and 4 very brave captains to take us all out. It was a little windy so it was some tough fishing to get a bite but most of the boats got a few nibbles. Captain Billy's boat and Captain Rodney's boat did the best, but we ALL had a fabulous time and thats what counts.
We want to say a BIG THANK YOU to our very good friend Big Fred. His camp was an absolutely perfect place for this camp out. Big Fred has always been one of Lil'Ben's favorite people. In Ben's eyes there is no better fisherman than Big Fred - whether Ben catches fish with him or not he always has a fabulous time and that makes him tops in Ben's eyes. Today after we came in, Ben and his buddy Jackson went for a ride on the golf cart with Big Fred to check out some other cool places around the island, and then we caught crabs from the dock. When the rest of the boats got in we had lunch and enjoyed hearing how everyone's fishing went. Then it was time to pack up and come home. We had such a good time I'm sure we are going to do it again.
Thank you to Mr Justin, and Mr Rodney for bringing their boats down and taking everyone out too. We were so happy we were able to get everyone out on boats at the same time. And no one fell in!!!!! We had such wonderful kids with us. They had a lot of fun and ran around A LOT, but they were also very well behaved. Thank you to all the parents who came out. We know how busy everyone is and it meant a lot for you all to take time out for the kids to have this great trip. Ben and I really enjoyed getting to know you all better, and boy do we know you better now! I say we do this again in a few weeks!
Special Thank you to Ms Melanie for keeping Shaun. He had a blast, of course! Maybe next time we will brave taking Shaun along.
Well I'm exhausted and the camera battery is dead, so I'll post pictures tomorrow - I promise!
We have a fun week ahead. T-ball practice for the Pirates on Tuesday, a field trip on Friday (I think) and probably a T-ball game this week (no schedule yet). We don't have to go to clinic this week -YEAH! Busy, Busy, Busy!
Night Night
Erin
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7 comments:
Wow, Ben and all. What a weekend you all had. I'm breathless just thinking about it. Sounds like great fun for all involved, including the birds eating the marshmallows? AND no clinic this week, plus baseball!
Must be spring (or summer.) Sounds as if you had good weather too.
Love, Megan's mom, Peg
Hey Ben -
I'm so glad you had fun fishing with your mom and dad and your buddies! Sounds like a great adventure. I know you'll have a great week with T-ball. Can't wait to hear all about it. Love you, Aunt Robyn
Hey Ben
Im soo glad you had fun finishing. I wish you would have caught a really big fish though. It seems like your having soo much fun, and t-ball is about to start so your really going to busy. Glad you guys were good on the trip. It looks like the adults had lots of fun also but it sounds like they may have been bad. haha thats wonderful that you dont have to go to clinic enjoy it.
Hey Guys,
Your fishing/camping trip sounds like lots of fun, with lots of friends. Glad you had good weather for it.
Enjoy your week without clinic!
Go Pirates!
Cindy and Anna
Hey Ben
Wow, it sounds like you had a really exciting weekend. Wish we could have been there but we were out of town. Sounds like a good time was had by all. Brandi wanted to thank you agan for coming to her party and the beauty parlor set. She and her sister have done their moms hair just about everyday. Hi Shaun that;s from Carli.
Well see you later
Brandi and The Brathburys
Hey Ben,
I'm glad that you and all of your buddies had a good time fishing. I bet that you are all tired. No clinic this week, YEAH!!! I can't wait for your first T-ball game. It might not be too late to change your team colors to purple and gold! Guess what, buddy? Your mailbox is filling up again. I'll see you at school. I love you, little man!
Hi big Guy,
I.m sorry this is so late, but I wanted to say how neat it was to see you over Easter. You sure did a lot of things with grandpa and grandma while you were here. So glad to hear you do not have clinic this week. Now you can go out to the ball field and catch all those fly balls. I can;t wait to see a picture of the marshmellow gun. We did a lot of camping and weekends at your grandmas cabin with your mom and aunt Mego when they were little, but we never had any marshmellow guns, we just had boring games and or ATV's which were pretty fun. I'll bet the guns are pretty cool. You are going to have to let us know how many postcards you received in your special mailbox.
You want to make sure Ms. Jessica doesn't hide any to trick you.
Lots of love,
Aunt Shirley
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