A Saturday of Cub Scout Fishing!

Since Brett is now in First grade, he was able to join Cub Scouts this year and so far he absolutely loves it! And the best part? There are not only weekly meetings full of fun activities, but also lots of different things to do on the weekends! So, this past Saturday, on probably one of the most beautiful fall days of the year, we went to our first weekend event....fishing at Independence Lake! This event was for the whole county, meaning many of the surrounding school districts were included and we were surprised with all they had to offer. Brett brought his own fishing pole and tackle box but we quickly found out that that wasn't needed because each Scout got a brand new fishing pole to keep along with extra tackle! There was also about 6 different stations to go to learn all the skills necessary to be a successful fisherman :-) Brett was smiling ear to ear pretty much the whole afternoon, and I know my dad was proud to hear his grandson is following in his footsteps.

One of the most important things to learn as a fisherman? How to put the worm on yourself (or a gummy worm for practice :-) ).

This station was fun because the boys learned about different types of fishing poles and bait and what kinds of fish they each catch.

After all the stations, the real excitement began.....FISHING!!!

We were so proud of Brett because he actually helped put the worm on this time!

Camden was on the go and into everything!

My little fisherman :-)

Kyle and I were really impressed with Brett's casting! He got better and better as the afternoon went on and was determined to do it all himself. Go Brett!

The leaves were a big hit for this little guy!

One of the instructors made it clear that the kids most likely wouldn't catch any fish that afternoon because of all the commotion......but he was wrong! Brett caught not one, but TWO fish all on his own. As you can tell by the picture though, he wasn't quite ready to hold the fish himself yet :-) But he sure was proud!

Did I mention it was a perfect day?

Camden sure loves to swing!! (And it gave me a nice break from chasing him around everywhere!)

After fishing for over an hour, these two loved playing on the playground and going down the slide together! Brett is such a good big brother and sure loves to take care of his little bro. Melts my heart always.

We had such a wonderful day as a family and look forward to many more Scouting activities in the future!!