A day at the range

Day One of Alaska preparation :)


Dad took Andrew and me to the shooting range!


Getting ready!


... In booth number 8:






Mike:

Andrew:

Me (here is my weapon of choice for round one with the 9mil)

.... Oh, and my target is a bear :)

Weapon two: Andrew's 45

... Didn't do so well on the 45, but got 'em pretty good with the 9!


Andrew's one hander!


He did pretty good!


Thus, family and friends, have no fear: we are going to be just fine :)

Thanks dad! We had a great time.

Blessings! Xoxoxo

'With songs of joy I speak of Thee, for I know not how to cease',

Kati Thornbury

-- Jeremiah 20:9--

Christmas in Memphis and our 2nd anniversary trip!

Yes, the cold snowy day after Christmas, we made our way to Collierville, TN to spend Christmas with the Thornburys!











The boys' (the grandsons) big gift this year from Papa were some of his guns...





As you can tell, they all loved them!!


And of course, we all loved the sweets :)





The night after we had dirty Santa...



..which left us all laughing, especially with Rayce's funny gift, haha!








Then we brewed some lattes and cappuccinos for the family...












Oir baristas Andrew and Matthew served then up for all who beckoned.. And we had a crowd!

Thanks dad and mom for the wonderful gift. Everyone loved it-- as do we!!

The next day,