Tom had invited Ben to bring Irene and Ezra down to give Kate a little time with the new baby. And our former neighbor Jim had been itching to bring his grandsons down to go fishing. And my friend Beth L. was taking care of her niece and nephew as well as her own two kids and was looking for a diversion. So we threw everyone in a pot and decided to go fishing.
Off to the pond we headed with eleven kids in tow. Foolish? Crazy? Perhaps, but also determined to make a go of it. And in the end? They were a bit impatient and squirrelly, but they did great. Lots of kids even caught fish, including Neko’s big catch.
After fishing we were home for lunch, followed by a romp in the pool and watermelon. You might have thought we walked into a Norman Rockwell painting.