My family doesn’t typically get together for Thanksgiving, so this year we decided to get together the Saturday following Thanksgiving for a fun family activity… and what could be more fun as a family then shooting?!  (not each other obviously!)  It’s so fun to get together with my brothers and all their kids that live close.  They are growing up so fast and are turning out to be such fun, responsible, happy, good little humans.  I’m so proud of them, and their parents too!

All the kids took a turn shooting at targets, apples, and water bottles; they were a good shot!  Thanks to Shane we had a propane heater, hot chocolate, and treats.  He is our family emergency preparedness guy and he has everything!  Thanks for keeping us all warm Shane!

Brother Shannon with his short barrel shotgun

Wait, I don’t have tickets to this gun show!

Nephew Robbie, can you believe he is 15!

Brother Shane and niece Nicole shooting a 22.

Such a good dad!

Cute husband Jason with his shotgun.

Nephew Donavan and Niece Lauren

Donavan is so awesome and Lauren is a sweetheart!  Can you believe all that hair!

Nephew Jeffrey with the 22

He rocks!

Niece Nicole

I just love that face!

Happy Halloween!

Jason’s was a monster, I tried to carve a “moon” twice that didn’t work out so we modified and spelled the word Boo!

Mom’s is a which and marks in an “in love” Jack-O-Lattern.

Mom wore her cat shirt in remembrance of Jasmine, the family cat that died after 17 years.

Tyson and Aimee’s carved the U symbol (for Ute’s) and a 1 eyed monster.

Happy Halloween!

Road Trip!  I personally am in love with road trips, not all the time, but every once and a while its nice to jump in the car and just drive.  For the last couple years we’ve done just that with our goods friends Mike and Candice.  It all started with Jason and Mike’s love for Collective Soul.  I know it is Jason’s all time favorite band, which makes it that much more fun.  The concerts we have been to are up in Wendover at the Peppermill Concert Hall.  Although Wendover as a town is super ghetto (in my opinion) I actually love the concert hall there.  Its small and the way the sitting is structured just about every seat in the house is a good seat.  Our trips are never too long, just a night or two, which is just long enough to get in some good buffets, golf, and hangout at the pool.  (and just in-case you were wondering, there has never been gambling involved, although I am always tempted to play Craps… I think next time we’ll just have to pack the board game called Wits and Wagers or as Mike calls it “guess your gamble.”)  :)

 

The Babes

Mike and Candice

Ed Roland: Lead Singer of Collective Soul