Piers & Pirates

The annual Take A Kid Fishing Day was again a hit with the Barker Family. It was incredibly hot but the kids were not deterred, they were determined to catch a fish. The cool thing about this sponsored event is that the Fishing Club members provide bait, get your pole ready to fish, and give away prizes that include gear and a bicycle!

Jude started the tournament optimistic that he would catch a big fish.

But he was soon distracted by just about everything else on the pier so he handing over his tiny fishing pole to PaPa Ed - who just knew he was going to catch something on this little rod.

But as fate would have it, the fish were not biting and Chapel reeled in the lone fish we caught all day! We were all so proud of that fish...

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....you would have never known it only weighed 3oz's by the smiles on our faces.

Conor and Jude needed a break after all the fish catching action.

And finally, we attended the awards and the kids were photographed with the group of participants and sponsors. Jude chose not to be photographed.

However, Miss Conor Barker took her place front and center, despite not having participated in the slightest.

And you may be asking yourself why Eli is not pictured above. Well, he had a much more important affair to attend - a pirate themed party for his friend Jack. The party boarded at the marina and sailed around the harbor. The boys sang pirate songs, ate cupcakes and got some awesome treasure to bring home.

Seriously, who would not have fun at a party with this overly realistic Captain Jack Sparrow. Is that not a cool pirate?