Fishing

Charlie has been asking to go fishing on a boat for a long time. This summer he got to go. He had so much fun! He talks about his trip and what all he did on the boat all of the time. He tells us about catching a shark, sea bass, and silver snapper. He says that he wants to go again next year, but he wants daddy to put the bait on the hook. He doesn't want to smell too fishy.





This is Charlie and Mr. David. He became Charlie's special friend. Charlie got up early to go on the four hour fishing trip, but the boat was overbooked even though Marshall made the reservation two days in advance and used his credit card to hold the reservation. Charlie, daddy, and Pappy watched the boat pull away without them.

Luckily, they got on the next trip that left at noon and returned at eight. We thought it would be too long for Charlie, but he took a nap while the boat headed out to sea. The crew saw what happened earlier in the morning. They felt terrible, and made a special effort to make sure Charlie had a great time. Mr. David brought Charlie special bait to catch big fish with, and Charlie got to help drive the boat back at the end of the day with the captain. All in all everything worked out great! He even got to touch the shark he caught before they threw it back.