Today Levi went off on his bike again to the fishing hole near the house. It was such a beautiful day today! When Kyle asked me to ride him over there, I couldn't resist the urge to get out and go see what the boys were doing.
Levi had caught a few perch in his fishing net already, and was making conversation with some of the other people who were fishing. I watched him throw his net down off the little pier, and noticed that he had tied the string around his ankle just in case it slipped out of his hands. LOL! Smart little toot.
He and Kyle decided to move across the creek and fish from the shore, and I tried to follow. As I traversed across the rocks, I felt my age... and I realized just how long it has been since we have gone out on an adventure as a family. It used to be so common! In Georgia our backyard was literally IN the woods, and we didn't have to go far to find our own adventure.
I miss it! I love the fact that our boys enjoy the outdoors and would rather be fishing than playing video games. When they were smaller, we had "Mummy Time". Each boy got to spend some one on one time with Mummy, and they took turns. Most of the time, our Mummy Time had something to do with hiking, or fishing, or turning over rocks in the creek. I made it a point to have lots of positive experiences in the outdoors with each one. I'm so glad they have picked up on this love of adventure, and it sticks with them even now. I'm thinking soon we may have good reason to "re-institute" Mummy Time (more to come on that later). I think I want to find another adventure....
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