Press play to view a pro target shooter... ...turns out its kind of startlingly loud when you fire a gun...
So I've only fired a gun like once ever, and it was a rifle, not a .45 caliber cute lil gun like this one. Seriously I can see why people like em so much, it was a total blast!! We went out a ways from Jim and Carm's house and practiced shooting at an empty can and a stump, which I totally obliterated. Plus I looked cool doing it, as you can see. Jason helped a little.
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| Showing me how its done... |
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| Showing him how its done... |
Totally blasted that stump!
FYI, upon examination of the stump target, he really was right on...
Speaking of targets, its hard to capture pictures of moving targets. I tried to get some pics of our little Thanksgiving crew, but it required a lot of chasing around little rugrats, which I've gotten pretty good at anyway. Carme did an awesome job preparing our Thanksgiving feast. THANK YOU so much for preparing all that deliciousness!!
Avril said she was thankful for the sun. McKel is thankful for her bottle (no words were necessary to convey this info), mommy is thankful for good company. Carm and Jim were thankful that we left them with a house still standing. Jason is thankful for graham cracker crusted pumpkin pie, and Billy is thankful for tummy rubs.
Here are some pics from our trip:
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| a messy, but overjoyed McKel |
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| got her to hold still for a brief moment... |
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| the best way to consume whipped cream... |
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| finger-lickin good! |
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| my lil punkin eatin her punkin pie! |
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| love those baby blues... |
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| Tickle tickle!! |
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| one of Jason's arms is missing. I think it wandered over to tickle Avril... |
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| The amazing host and hostess |
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| Flippity flip, up Avril goes! |
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| Love seein that girl grin ear to ear :) |
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Mommy found some fun Thanksgiving crafts for the kids pilgrims. We had turkey finger puppets, sticker crafts, and pilgrim hats! |
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| Love em!! |
Our second time shooting was a little more difficult, due to a lighting shortage. Jason got some way cool actual targets this time... which once again I totally blew to smitherines. I think I'll frame my target art. Billy got take a turn shooting too, with a little bit o help from dad.
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| Pow pow! Go Billy! |
And some more Turkey Day pics:
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| sippin cider and chillaxin |
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| my brown-eyed beauty |
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| probably copying something she saw Jason do would be my best guess... |
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| ...I tried to catch a McKel photo but only got her backside... |
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| lucky me! A front shot! |
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| McKel could not get enough of Jason's kid-throwing skills. Mommy had small heart attacks with each toss. |
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| maybe a little future cheerleader... |
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| of course Avril had to have a turn. She took her baby and piglet along for the fun! |
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| Me and my pretty mom-in-law |
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| The Mitals... |
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| Awww... |
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| Two Tough Mudders, and tough gunners.. .is that a word? |
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| Settling down for cuddling and movie-watching |
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| way too cute |
And finally, have to throw this pic in here... I came home one night to this in my bed. Two beautiful girls catching some zzz's. How sweet!!
Thanks again Carm and Jim for making the Thanksgiving holiday so special for the girls and I. Love, Love, Love you!!
