Our first destination on Pat's year off was back at the cottage. It's cool to be up there early in the season when there's not many people around. I just wish the bugs weren't so bad! Poor Jasper got dozens of bites all over his face.
Pat took Jasper out in the canoe for the first time this year. He was really good about sitting still and holding on to the sides.
Ellis tried out Jasper's old infant lifejacket and didn't protest too much.
We got out for a boat ride in Grandad's boat, and ran into Pat who had just caught a big Pike in the canoe. He paddled over to show us.
Jasper was thrilled to get to help Grandad drive the boat again. He is looking a lot like Great Grandpa with the oversize hat for in the boat.
Jasper is enjoying discovering all the creatures that live around the cottage. We saw hummingbirds, frogs, snakes, lots of ducks and even a beaver. Unfortunately, also lots of mosquitoes and blackflies.
We spent lots of time over at Great Gran and Great Grandpa's cottage. Great Gran knows how to improvise when we don't have a seat for Ellis, but she wants to be a part of lunch.
Our first canoe ride as a family of 4 was a moderate success. We had to make an emergency snack stop due to two screaming kids, but no one fell out of the boat!
Pat was thrilled to take Jasper out fishing for the first time. They were out in the canoe for less than an hour and a half and Pat caught his biggest fish ever. It was longer than Jasper! I think it's a miracle Jasper stayed still that long and didn't get bored.
No comments:
Post a Comment