Fish On!

This morning I took my kids to the Springbrook Trout Farm. We were the only ones there besides a nice couple that worked the farm. They were very friendly and the man helped us with everything from picking out poles, to putting bait on the hook every time the sneaky fish would steal it. It took a few minutes, but after that, the kids starting catching fish one after the other. It brought me such joy to hear their squeals of excitement as they felt that tug on their pole, and lifted up their rainbow trout splishing and splashing out of the water. After seven fish.....1 by Luci and me, 3 by Emilio, and 4 by Gabi, I had to cut the kids off. They charge by the fish, and this little venture was getting expensive. It was so fun though. We got to watch as the nice gentleman gutted and cleaned the fish for us, and thankfully my kids weren't traumatized by it. He even set out their still beating hearts for the kids to see. They put the fish in a plastic bag for us, and the kids were so proud of their catch. Afterwards, they played in the treehouse, and play equipment on the property for a bit before we headed home for lunch. It was definitely a special outing.