{"id":5379,"date":"2013-07-09T05:00:20","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T10:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=5379"},"modified":"2016-09-26T20:24:43","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T01:24:43","slug":"fishing-boating-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=5379","title":{"rendered":"Fishing & Boating & Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This past Sunday, we woke up unsure of our plans for the day. But within two hours of waking, we had planned and schemed for an adventure. Brent came up with the place, while Ingrid and I threw some food, swimsuits, life jackets, and sunscreen into a couple of bags, and before we knew it, we were headed to August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area<\/a>\u00a0(whew! Quite a mouthful for such a simple place!). It only took 30 minutes to get there, but felt like hours away. After a lot of city parties, it was really nice to escape to the back woods and rent a boat (only $5 for the entire day per boat!) for some family-friendly fun.\u00a0\"DSC_0063\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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We rowed around the little lake until we found a good picnic spot, then set up camp in the shade just off a little path. The kids took turns eating and discovering little water creatures. They caught minnows and insects with a net and marveled at each creature. \"DSC_0076\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Then Brent taught the kids how to fish, and let both Milo and Oliver reel in their very own bluegills before throwing the fish back. It was such a right of passage, and such a special bond he shared with them. They’ve been talking about it ever since.<\/p>\n

Something wonderful happens when your kids fall in love with your grown up friends- they form relationships with adults they can possibly go to when they get older and have troubles that they may not feel comfortable going to their parents with. It’s a beautiful thing to think that maybe our boys will go to Ingrid or Brent for advice someday. It takes a village to raise a child, and I’ll be the first to admit that I certainly don’t have all the answers. Between us all, someone must!\"DSC_0080\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Plus, I have a secret hope that maybe their girls will humor me and do the same! Especially that quiet but hilarious one I have a special place in my heart for!\"DSC_0103\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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One very cool unexpected thing happened while we were sitting on the sand and rocks by the water: a very strange looking creature crawled up and out of the water like some creature from the black lagoon. It seriously looked like the link between water and land dwellers… and I suppose it kind of was! I guessed that it was a dragonfly larvae, and we went about our business. Only, about 10 minutes later, Milo and Eliza came running down the path yelling, “It’s molting! It’s coming out of it’s shell! Come see, quick!”<\/p>\n

And sure enough, the young dragonfly had climbed out of its seemingly too-small skin and had begun to unfold into its new form:\u00a0\"DSC_0131\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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The newly hatched creature seemed 3 times too big for the skin it was just inside. We simply couldn’t believe it had just come out minutes earlier! Its wings were folded up into tiny parts, and its body seemed to telescope out once it was out of its old skin. A truly amazing thing to witness. We could have watched all day, but the sun was getting pretty hot, and we had to return the boats, rowing like refugees on the open water.<\/p>\n

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We feel so lucky for the friends in our lives. The ones who live close, and the ones we miss dearly who live so far away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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