Kids Fishing Day

Every year, Mark volunteers his time (and Saturday)to help at kids Fishing Day in a little town east of us called Basin. And every year the girls and I make the trip out there to spend the day with him and do a little fishing as well. They typically do it a bit later in May or early June, so this year I wasn't sure if the weather would be inviting enough for us to be outside....the day was absolutely beautiful (upper 70's and SUNNY:)

The fishing wasn't very good, even though they had stocked the pond:( But the girls had a fabulous time. Bailee and Emmrey were our fishermen, and they kept a good eye on the poles and any bites.


They also took a ride on this little train around the pond and thought that was pretty fun!

Karsyn didn't fish much at all...surprisingly. She preferred to act as Mark's assistant all day and in no time she was doing the presentation and educatin' the folks that stopped by.


Mark tries to bring something different each year to share with the kids. This year he brought a huge tank filled with all different types of fish from the Big Horn River and the kids and adults alike were fascinated to see the fish up close and personal. He does such a good job talking to the kids on their level and answering all their questions. I think he loves to see them get excited about fish in general and the idea behind the program is to get kids turned on to fishing and Mark does that well:)


I loved watching him interact with the kids and it made me think about what a good dad he is for our girls...he loves to share what he knows with them. I so admire his dedication to his job and his willingness to spend a day bringing the love of fishing to these little ones who might have fewer opportunities in a tiny town with a population of 1300.