Ready, Aim, Fire!

One our way back into town from our adventure these big

boys were standing proud in the field,

nice tease!

We went out as a family to help Ward sight in his

gun for hunting season.

Both of the girls got a turn at

shooting the 22 at a target, which they both hit....

near the center!

After Ward sighted in the BIG gun, he pulled at the 223

for us to shot with at different targets.

There is something so powerful about lining up the cross hairs,

exhaling, and pulling the trigger!

Love that feeling!

There are the two golf balls I hit!

Raychel's turn....

After careful instruction Raychel hit her golf ball

on her first try.

HUGE confidence builder!!

And finally, Jolene's golf ball.

She took very careful aim, LOTS of time and then

asked loudly with her ear plugs in,

"ARE YOU READY?!"

FIRE, she too hit her golf ball on her first try.

Ward is proud, future little hunters!

We got to enjoy a beautiful cool fall evening and

watch the sunset before coming home.

Shooting is a very tiring!

School Days

These two beauties

are mine

and I couldn't be prouder!!

Welders

Ward brought home welding job over the weekend

and the girls thought it was the coolest thing ever!!

They had to be in the garage helping with

anything they could to be near the action.

It was pretty cute to see them in the welding

helmet watching and giving their suggestions.

Jolene in the welding helmet

Raychel in the welding helmet.

The Time Has Come

The time has come to make our second blog book.

This is the fun part!

Until then, happy blogging!

First Day Of School

The end of summer has come, it's

hard to believe another school year

has started. Both the girls

were really excited to go back and see

their friends. We loaded back packs,

got lunch ready, set out clothes and got to bed

early Sunday so we would be all ready for Monday.

The girls are excited for the new adventures but

very sad that they would be in different schools.

Last year the girls had lunch time together and Raychel

would volunteer to read to Jolene's class.

The are both in for a great year!!

Air Show

We had a great time Saturday, Ward went golfing with

a great friend, then we headed off to the Air Show.

There were so many amazingly cool airplanes. The girls

were really excited to check them out, and look inside, and

hear the stories the people were sharing.

So much history!

This was really cool to watch, this man was

on the outside of the plane, "hanging out."

Amazing "fireworks"

The heat from the wall of fire was intense!

After the air show we went to dinner out of town to

celebrate the girls going back to school, then we stop

at Dairy Queen for ice cream!

Yummy!!

The man of my life!!

After ice cream we went over to the river and watched

the boaters and these kids ride the waves.

Crazy, the water

is so cold.

The girls really enjoyed the view and

visiting by the river

The girls are such good friends. I love watching

their relationship develop and become stronger.

Bananas!!

We had a great day at Bananas with

friends. The kids enjoyed the arcade, bumper

boats, mini golf, and laser tag. After several

hours of playing we went out to dinner

then headed home.

It was a great way to end summer vacation!

Ashley and Jolene like to ride together, later in

the day Jolene wanted her own boat!!
The wetter the better!!
The unwritten rule with the kids is to surround
the adults and soak them!!

What a "rough" group!!

Feeding the ducks

Saturday August 8, we headed out of town after the

parade and spent the day together.

Summer vacation is quickly coming to an end.

We went to lunch, did some shopping then

stopped and feed the ducks and geese.

What a beautiful day.

The girls really enjoyed feeding

the duck and the geese. Some of the geese

were so trusting they would come close enough

to eat from your hand. Raychel had no problem letting them

take the bread from her hand, but Jolene would jerk

her hand back last minute, the geese would "honk'

at her and walk over to Raychel.

Homemade Freezer Jam

I had heard how easy freezer jam was, so

when raspberries went on sale, I had to try for myself.

Wow, are they easy!! I made the first batch, Raychel

made the second batch, and Jolene finished with the

third batch. I can't believe I didn't try this before.

I learned something new today!!!