Crayfish...fishing???

You know you love your kid when you will wade into the lake to 'pan' for crayfish. Halle was casting off the dock this weekend (in about a foot of water) when I casually pointed out all the crayfish. This was soon followed by 'Mommy, go get me a crab. Pleeeease??' Let me tell you, I would not do this for anyone else!! Using the seive from Halle's beach pail I waded in and began luring the crayfish. This entailed sneaking up on them and hoping they were territorial enough to attack my instrument of choice. Surprisingly, it worked. And also surprisingly as soon as I showed Halle she wanted me to put it back in the water which was quickly followed by 'Mommy! Get another crab!'. Have you ever had one of those creepy mini-lobster wannabes scrambled across your bare toes?? Yuck!!!

Charlie was so interested that he just fell asleep...

A kayak ride with Daddy!