Rockbridge: Friday, November 1 to Sunday, November 3, 2019

Mama, Daddy, Chase, Uncle Mike, Aunt Becky and Nanaw went to Rockbridge on Friday morning. Nanaw rode with Mama, Daddy, Chase, Sam, and Sylvester. The biggest and most important news of the weekend happened on Sunday morning. Chase went with Daddy to the fishing area by the Grist Mill that fishermen call the meathole, because it has so many trout there. Chase caught his first fish ever there; he cast his line, got a bite, and reeled in the trout, all by himself. Daddy gave him lessons on casting on Saturday, and Chase really listened and put the lessons to use. His casting is really good, unbelievably so. Nanaw is so proud of him. And he had such fun fishing, even in the frosty cold weather. On Saturday, there was a Fall Festival at Rockbridge, the first time it happened during the family weekend. There were about 30 vendors with crafts and all kinds of interesting things for sale. Mama bought some long-legged Christmas tree ornaments. There was also food, like mini funnel cakes, snow cones, Frito pie, and of course, kettle corn. There were all kinds of games, a bounce house, a train ride and a hayride. Mama and Nanaw went for lots of walks with Sam and Sylvester; Chase went with them a couple of times, when he wasn't fishing. It was a wonderful weekend, with lots of delicious food at the Rockbridge restaurant and beautiful weather outside, even though it was frosty in the morning.