Gone Fishin....

In May I decided to take my father in law on a deep sea fishing trip.  Neither of us had ever been so I thought it would be a fun trip for the both of us.  My brother in law Ray also came with us, along with my FIL's cousin Dink. 

The problem is I booked the trip way before we knew we were getting the boys.  My wife stepped up and kept the kids so the boys could make the 12 hour trip down to Port Aransas.

Jerry, Dink and I left Lubbock early Friday morning to head towards Austin to pick up Ray.  Then the last leg of the trip to the Port.  Saturday morning we woke up at 4:30 in order to get to the dock by 5am.  We were all so tired.  The room Ray and I stayed in had some malfunctions with the air condition and the microwave.  Needless to say we didn't get any sleep.  The boat ride to our fishing spot took us 3 hours.  We finally arrived and started fishing.  We were expecting to catch a ton of Red Snapper and as soon as I pulled the first one in the boat our hearts were broken.  The deck hands told us we missed snapper season!!!  We all caught a ton of fish but had to throw all the red snappers back!  After a long day of fishing, we reeled our lines in one last time and started back on the 3 hour trip to the port. 

Day two we went bay fishing.  We were looking to catch some red drum.  Well the wind didn't cooperate and we had a tough time catching many fish.  Jerry and Ray got big reds but for the most part it was a slow day on the ocean.

My favorite part of the trip was Sunday night.  We went to a crab boil.  Four guys sitting around, eating shrimp, crab and sausage, while drinking a few beers laughing at all the stupid stuff we have done in our lives.  It made the trip for sure! 

Overall it was a great trip.  While we didn't catch as many fish as we wanted, you can't replace the experience and the friendships..

We finally made it home and Rebecca said the boys acted pretty well.  After a long trip it was great to be home.  One of the things we got while in Port A was fresh shrimp.  When I say fresh I mean right out of the water fresh.  Well today I de-headed them while the kids watched....It was too funny!  As I ripped their heads off Cayden asked so many questions.  He couldn't wrap his head around me pulling the shrimp head off and explaining what the brown stuff coming out of them was.  I told him it was their poop and he freaked out.  I finally got him to hold the shrimp.  He was still a little freaked out about them...

 

Tonight was skate night for Mehkya and Cayden.  Every month the school sponsors a skate night for the kids...It was a lot of fun but I will let this video tell the story.  I can say this, Roller Skating is not like riding a bike!

To be continued....