"I taught a BIG Sark!"

Last Saturday night (Labor Day weekend) Owen went on an adventure with Daddy and "Bud". A family friend has a yearly get together on his family's hunting/fishing land and invites father's and sons out to enjoy time together. It is a wonderful event filled with hunting, fishing, exploring and eating in God's beautifully created outdoors! The Knight boys chose to participate in some fishing before enjoying (what I have been told were) some amazing campfire vittles.

Upon their return home Owen proudly announced that he had "taught a BIG sark!" (Translation: Caught a BIG shark!) I always like to give my son the benefit of the doubt, but my better judgment was telling me there was something "fishy" about his BIG "fish story". I immediately looked to Zach for a better explanation of what our oldest son had fished out of a west Texas "tank". Zach chuckled as he helped Owen tell every detail of the "BIG sark" episode. Turns out that a catfish can indeed be easily mistaken for your common shark because of it's smooth skin. He wasn't mistaken about the "BIG" part (if you compare it to the stature of a 2 yr. old), he reeled in this "BIG sark" all by himself...

The story gets even better from there... Owen proudly expressed his braveness through the account of touching (with his own hand) every fish that was caught! Here he is touching the "BIG sark"...


After telling his own "fish story", Owen promptly went into telling about daddy's catch of the day, which he described (while holding his index fingers about 2 inches apart) as an "itty-bitty fish". I looked to Zach for confirmation and Zach sheepishly admitted these were very accurate details. See for yourself...


Zach also admitted that he couldn't even claim he had caught this "itty-bitty fish" because the hook didn't even go into the fish's mouth! The "itty-bitty fish" had just been naively nibbling on Zach's bait when Zach decided to reel in his line. He supposed that he reeled so quickly that the tiny unsuspecting fish was too stunned to let go of the bait and came flying onto the dock! Owen, ever so bravely, touched the scales of the "itty-bitty fish" before it was released back into the "safety" of the tank to be caught another day (hopefully after a growth spurt!)...

Another wonderful memory made and shared by 3 generations of Knight men (Thanks Bud for taking the pictures!). I know the "itty-bitty fish" luring daddy is looking forward to many more outdoor adventures with his very brave, "sark" catching son!