Every August we wait for "The Harvest Call," announcing that we're needed to help bring in the wheat. This year Papa Greg told us that we'd start on Monday, so we decided to come two days early so we could take G'ma Trudy and Papa LeRoy fishing! They've been leaving their boat in the driveway this summer, waiting for someone to invite themselves to go with them! We didn't have to hear this twice...
So on Saturday, Gracie got to wake up early with Jeff and I, and ride with G'ma and Papa to Dworshak Reservoir, near Orofino, ID. We thought the day would be too long and hot for Joshua, so he got to have a G'ma Joan day all to himself!
The fishing was on the slow side, but we weren't complaining. After all, isn't it known that a "bad" day fishing is better than a "good" day doing anything else?
Grace was quite excited about the fish that we did catch. She didn't reel this one in, but inspected him closely on the boat and then in the bucket.
It was a sweaty day. Gracie thought a dip in the lake would be a great way to wash all of her sweat away.
She could have done this for hours, if Daddy's back would allow it.
Gracie practiced reeling in SEVERAL times during the day so that she'd be ready...
Finally we gave up on the fishing and headed to the floating dock that they have for SWIMMING. Jeff couldn't help himself--he couldn't go to the lake and NOT jump in. Seemed sacrilegious or something. So the two FISH jumped in...and then even I got in. SO refreshing!!!
It was such a fun day--filled with fish (dreams), summer sausage sandwiches, gorgeous views, sighting osprey, singing fishy songs from my childhood, and reliving all sorts of memories that we had made at this fairytale place while I was growing up.
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