Fishin' Buddies

Some of Grant's favorite "big boys" are his cousins Tyler and Brian. They live in the Salem area, and we don't get to see them very often. I think the first memory of them that stuck with Grant was the Christmas he was 1 1/2. They let him play their DS (which is a handheld video game I found out) and he has loved them ever since.  He calls them "Tyler and Brylan", and he can't usually tell them apart. It's just "Tyler and Brylan" whenever he talks about them...that or "the big boys". He loves to wrestle around with them, and they are really good at going easy on him but making it seem like they are really trying to fight him.
This summer they came down for a week. Paul likes to take them fishing whenever he has a chance. They had never caught a fish before in all their fishing adventures. Since Grant has been getting into fishing lately too, they all went out together on Lake of the Woods. They had some great success! They caught 23 fish between the three of them! Paul said it was quite the fishing trip for him..."I'm hungry", "I need bait", "I'm thirsty", "Can you cast this for me?"...not really the fishing trip that Paul is used to, but maybe the new norm for fishing with kids.
Aubrie and I were at the lake too with Grandma and Auntie Heather. We spent our time on the shore, soaking up the sun.