Tatum and Ty's first fishing trip on the boat

Doesn't she look like a natural?!  We finally got the kids proper life vests and headed out on the boat the other Sunday.  They loved it!  I thought Tatum was going to put up a fuss since she's not too keen on water but she climbed right into the boat and loved every minute!

Ty also loved it, he likes to sit behind the steering wheel and act like he's driving, even though Daddy is steering in the back.  So cute.  I love their enthusiasm for fishing, must be that IL blood. :)

Driving the boat. :)

And Tatum's quite a natural at fishing as well.  She needs someone to cast the line for her but otherwise, she keeps her eye on the bobber and reels in when need be.  This trip none of us caught any fish, a bit frustrating since we wanted the first trip out for the kids to be exciting.

But it didn't matter to this girl, she just kept watching that bobber. :)

Ty's favorite part is holding the lures.  Or the worms.  Or the live bate.  Whatever we're using, he's more interested in that than the actual fishing.

But at 2, he did a great job of reeling in his line and watching the bobber.  His patience level wasn't quite as high as Tatum's, after a few reels, he put the fishing pole down and played with the lures. :)

We got off the boat at one point but there wasn't much land to walk around and enjoy so we quickly got back on the boat.

The boat driver did a great job of getting us around the lake, as well as getting everyone's poles ready since this fisher girl doesn't do live bate or worms. :)

It was hot out so I'm glad I wore my hat!

Tatum hanging her feet in the water.  I was so proud of how brave she was and how well both of them took to the sport.  I see many more days on the boat this summer and in our future. :)