"I have many albums with photos of many lake trips I have made through the years, but this one… it's my favorite" Bob told his granddaughters. "It's all about our family's first trips."
"So you have photos of everyone?" Bingo asked.
"You can bet on that, little Bingo" Bob replied. "Even the embarrassing ones."
"Too bad my first trip was so awesome I don't have any embarrassing moment to show" Bluey replied, full of confidence.
"Really, now?" Bob asked her, with a raised eyebrow, while going to the last entry of the album that contained photos of Bluey's first trip. "It's funny, because I remember a certain pup that was so excited that fell overboard…"
That caused Bluey's confidant look to disappear.
"Oh-oh" she said.
"I must have the photo around here…" Bob said.
"Wait!" Bluey exclaimed, putting her hands over Bob's. "You told me you wouldn't show it to anyone!"
"Come on, Bluey, don't you want to get Bingo to feel better?" Bob asked.
Despite wanting to keep her embarrassing photo a secret, Bluey was still feeling guilty for making Bingo feel sad and so she let her grandad show her the photo. Bob smiled at her and say, while rubbing his hand on her head gently:
"That's my Bluey."
And so Bob turned the page and revealed a picture of Bluey floating on her back on the water, while using her life-jacket.
"Look, it's Bluey!" Bingo exclaimed, with a smile. "Why is she like that?"
"Well, you see…" Bob started.
Two years ago…
While Bob was steering the boat, a five-years-old Bluey was in an excited mood, standing on the sits of the boat, with her tail wagging, looking around for animals. Noticing her like that, Bob said:
"Bluey, sit down. If you don't, you will fell into the water."
"But, grandpa, there's so many things to see here" Bluey said, leaning even more. "Uh, look at that, little fishes…"
It was then that she leaned too much and ended up falling into the water.
"Bluey!" Bob called, stopping the boat and running to the deck.
He looked around and found Bluey floating around on her back, thanks to her life-jacket. Relieved, Bob said, smiling:
"I told you to sit down…"
"Grandad, can you help me?" Bluey asked, while trying to move around. "I… can't… move…"
"Just one sec, sweetie" Bob said, while going to take the camera. "Say cheese!"
"Grandad!" Bluey protested, as Bob took the picture.
In the present…
That story caused Bingo to start laughing, what made Bluey not feel very happy.
"You fell to the water…" Bingo said to Bluey.
"It's not funny!" she replied.
"It was a little bit funny… and adorable" Bob told, with Bluey sulking. "But, like I said, all members of our family had one embarrassing moment. So, what if we moved on to… Here, these photos are from your uncle Stripe's first trip."
"Oh, look at uncle Stripe" Bingo said, while seeing a photo of a young Stripe. "He's so small."
"Well, he was only five at that moment" Bob said, while searching for the right photo. "And here it is."
The two sisters looked and released a laugh when they saw Stripe lying on the deck on something and with his fur covered on the same thing. A bucket was also on his head.
"What is that he's lying on?" Bluey asked.
"That's… puke" Bob replied.
"Ew…" the two girls said at the same time.
"Yeah, I know…" Bob said. "But it's not his puke… it's Nana's. She came with us during that trip…"
Years ago...
The boat was stopped at one part of the lake and, while the young Rad, Bandit and Stripe were entertaining looking around, Bob was comforting his wife that was sitting down and with great seasickness.
"I warned you not to come" Bob told her. "You know how you get seasick very easily. What's funny, because we're on a lake."
"Only you to think this is funny, Bob…" Chris said. "But did you really thought I would be alone at home, while you'd take our three sons to…"
But she didn't finish, as she appeared to be about to puke. Before that eventuality, he turned to Stripe and said:
"Stripy, can you go get mommy a bucket, please?"
"Okay, dad" Stripe replied, getting down his sit and heading to the cabin.
"I don't think I can hold it for much longer…" Nana said, ending up vomiting on the deck.
While Bandit and Rad made disgusted looks towards the puke, Bob commented:
"Now there's something for me to clean up."
At that moment, Stripe arrived, running and holding a bucket, saying:
"I got the bucket…"
"Stripe, watch out!" Bob warned.
But it was too late, as Stripe slipped on the vomit and fell with his bottom on it, with the bucket felling on his head. That caused Bandit to release a loud laugh, but stopping it after Rad gave him a poke with the elbow, despite the latter chuckled as well. Bob also found the situation a little funny and took the camera to record the event.
"Oh biscuits…" Stripe said, frowning as his father took the picture.
In the present…
That caused the girls to laugh a lot. Bob said:
"Yeah… Nana is not a great fan of sailing. That's the main reason why she normally doesn't come with me on my boat trips. But I think the next one will be even more interesting for you."
He turned pages until she got to a certain picture that contained…
"Hey, it's dad!" Bluey exclaimed.
She was right, as the photo they were seeing was of a young Bandit who was holding a big fish, while with his bottom stuck on a buck and with a not very pleased face. The girls laughed at it and Bluey asked:
"What happened to him?"
"Well… let's just say we were fishing…" Bob started.
Years ago…
While there were stopped on the wide part of the lake, Bob was fishing with Rad and Bandit. It was then that Bandit got a bite.
"Oh, a fish is biting!" he said, happily. "A fish is biting!"
"Way to go, son!" Bob congratulated, while moving to help him. "Now, try to reel it in, but be careful for the line not to break."
Bandit did what his dad told him to do, but the fish was struggling against him.
"It's… giving a lot of fight" Bandit said.
"Looks like a big" Bob commented.
"Don't give up, little bro" Rad told. "You can do it."
Bandit continued to reel in and then he pulled the rod. It was then that a fish started to get pulled out of the water.
"You did it!" Bob exclaimed, happy and proud. "That's it, Bandy!"
"Yeah, I did it!" Bandit shouted, while bring the fish to deck.
"That will taste so good after we cook it at the cabin" Rad said.
Bandit secured the fish with his hands, with a victorious look. It was then that the fish did something unexpected: it started moving, startling Bandit.
"Cheese and crackers!" he exclaimed, while taking a step back and slipping, ending up falling with his bottom stuck on a bucket.
He tried to get out, but he couldn't do.
"Dad… I'm stuck" he said, while the fish hit his face with the tail and Rad tried to contain his laugh.
"Don't worry, son, I'll get you out" Bob said. "But first…"
He took his camera and took a picture.
In the present…
The girls giggled after that story and Bluey said:
"Daddy got a bucket bottom."
That made Bingo to chuckle and said:
"Bucket bottom…"
"What about uncle Rad?" Bluey asked. "Did he also had one embarrassing moment?"
That caused Bob to release a chuckle, while turning the pages, and said:
"Well, it was not an accident like how it happened with you, your dad and your uncle Stripe, but yeah…"
He moved some pages until he reached a photo that made Bluey and Bingo to gasp and then chuckle. On that photo, Rad a not pleased face, while having a white ibis on his head.
"What happened here?" the girls asked at the same time.
"Well, I was teaching your uncle Rad how to make a knot for the hook…" Bob started.
Years ago…
While they preparing their rods to fish, Bob was teaching Rad how to make a knot for the hook. After finishing the knot, Bob said:
"And this is how it's done."
"Cool…" Rad said. "Can I try it now, dad?"
"Why don't you practice on this string first, son?" Bob asked, while giving him a string. "We'll practice with the hook once you get a little older."
"Okay" Rad replied, while getting the string.
When he was trying to make the knot, he felt something landing on his head. Bob then said:
"Raddy, I think you just made a friend…"
An ibis had just landed on Rad's head and the young Heeler started to get it out of his head, shaking it or using his hands to try to scare it off, saying:
"Hey, get out of my head, you stupid bird!"
But no matter what he tried to do, he just couldn't make the ibis go away, with it remaining on his head and flapping his wings to make Rad stop, all while peaking his head.
"Ouch! Hey, that hurts!"
Bob couldn't help but making a smile and a slight chuckle, while taking his camera to take a picture of that scene.
In the present…
Both Bob and the girls were laughing, with Bingo saying:
"The big chicken turned uncle Rad's head into a nest."
"Until this day your uncle Rad has a strong dislike on birds" Bob said. "See, Bingo, every member of the family had an embarrassing moment in their first trip."
"Wait, what about you, grandad?" Bluey asked.
"Well, uh…" Bob said, trying to find something to say, but eventually he sighed. "Fine, even me…"
He then moved to the first pages of the album. The photos there were different than the others for being older. On one of them, showed grandad as a child with his head covered in earthworms.
"Ew!" Bluey and Bingo said, while looking to that picture.
"Yeah…" Bob said. "Not exactly my proudest moment. Only it took was one little slip and, when I realized it, I had the earthworm box spilled on my head. So, Bingo, did this made you feel better."
"Yes, grandad" Bingo said, hugging him. "Thank you."
"You're welcome, sweetie" Bob replied, hugging her back.
After they broke the hug, Bob took the picture he had taken of Bingo eating the eartworm and asked:
"So, may have I put this one on the album?"
"Yes, you may" Bingo replied.
"That's my girl" Bob said, while rubbing his hand on her head. "And, who knows, maybe something will happen that will turn your luck around."
"Bingo, look, your rod!" Bluey exclaimed, pointing.
They turned around and they saw that the line of Bingo's rod was being pulled. She let out a gasp and exclaimed:
"I'm having a bite!"