The Fisherman

On Easter Sunday, we made a trip to the Bass Pro Shop.

Yes, The Bass Pro Shop.I would never in my wildest of dreams thought that I would have ever stepped into that store since it involves outdoor sports (mainly water), which is an area of very very little interest to me. The reason for the visit was two fold. Firstly there was an Easter Egg Hunt inside the store ...the 'inside the store' part was extremely important because the Little bear has been reacting pretty strongly to the Georgia pollen in the air. The second reason for going to this store was because he wants to become a Fisherman!

The boy has been using the Swiffer as a fishing rod. He took a yo-yo and tied it to the end of the swiffer, as the fishing line. The worms go in the beach bucket. He stands on the couch, pretends that the rug is the lake where the fish are. When he catches a fish, he pulls it up, loudly proclaims that he caught another one and then after he is sure that an adults attention has been duly received, the fish is thrown back into the water(We are vegetarians and don't eat it)

So, there was a lot of excitement about the trip to the "fishing" store. After the 'egg hunt', we explored the store. The fishing lines, the boats, swimming gear and the big tank of bass fish were seen. Papa bear promised to buy him a fishing rod but after a stern look and a reminder that he was too little for it, this promise was withdrawn and rapid distraction followed. We bought him a backpack instead with a fishing book and some toy worms and things that seemed more age approporiate.

The fishing back pack has become his best buddy. It is carried everywhere - even to sleep.

The Little Bear will get a chance to go out fishing on a dear friend's boat later this summer. I hope to report back about the trip soon!