A Boys Weekend

Bryan and his brother spent last weekend at a handgun shooting class in Nevada. They came home with big smiles and lots of stories. It sounds like they had an amazing time. I think the only thing that could've made the weekend better was if this dinky town they were staying in had some better restaurants! Taco Bell is not Bryan's idea of out-of-town gourmet dining. :)

Target Practice

Bryan let me tag along on a shooting trip Saturday evening. We headed up the canyon and set up targets on the side of the hill. I got to try a suppressor/silencer for the first time. You know when you read in books about guns with suppressors making a "pftt" noise? Yeah, they really do.

Does anyone else think the contradiction between me holding a big gun and wearing a peace sign on my shirt is funny?

Showing Patriotism

Amendment II of the Bill of Rights states in part "...the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
Bryan takes this right seriously and decided that bearing said Arms was the perfect symbol to show his patriotism while celebrating the 4th of July at a local parade.

Personally, I was a little nervous about this show of patriotism. Bryan, on the other hand, was excited about the possibility of educating his fellow Americans of their rights. A few second glances and one conversation with the lady sitting next to us was all that came of it, however. And really, how dangerous could Bryan possibly look surrounded by such non-threatening looking people as these?

What A Day

We had a busy day yesterday.

I took the girls to see The Nutcracker up at Weber State. Wow, it was impressive! Live orchestra and everything. As soon as I heard those opening notes I got chills and a big grin. I know the music well but, amazingly enough, I've never actually seen the ballet.


We were hungry when it was over and stopped at Marie Callendars for lunch. Is it just me or has that place upped it's prices recently?


We were right near a movie theater and decided to see, if by chance, they still had tickets to the 3:00 showing of "Twilight". They did...probably because they were showing it in 4 different theaters. Yay for us! Rebekah was so excited about the movie that she insisted on buying this t-shirt at the mall a few days ago.

By the time we got home the BYU/Utah game was already underway. We quick changed into BYU blue attire and settled in to watch the game. Originally I thought we'd have to listen on the radio but I discovered that we actually had the Mtn. channel. Who would've guessed? This is me cheering after the Cougars made a touchdown....and Julianne rolling her eyes at my silliness. The game didn't end well. Six turnovers? Seriously??

During all of this Bryan had Brandon and Lilian with him. They headed down to visit Grandma and Grandpa and had a glorious time.

Bryan convinced his Dad to head over to the gun show with him where he bought a bunch of ammo at fabulous prices. Apparently you can never have too much ammo. They were also going to try to see James Bond but the awesomeness of the gun show superseded any desire to hurry so they could do both. I have no doubt that they will get to the movie eventually.

Crazy day. Fun day. Filled with family, guns, art culture, pop culture and football. What more could you ask for? :)

Plink, Plink

Went shooting this morning. Bryan's sister Carolyn and her husband Treg are looking into buying a gun. This morning was somewhat of a tutorial on what and how to shoot. Bryan has a decent supply of guns and ammo and was able to let them try all sorts of different types so they could get an idea of what they liked best, what would work for them.

Here's me shooting. Bryan thinks this picture is cool because if you look close you can see the shell of the round I just shot flying above my head.


The range we originally stopped at was pretty packed. A big scout troup was there and so, besides the fact that it ws just too crowded, non of us relished the thought of shooting along side a bunch of 12 year old boys. We continued up the mountain and found our own spot to shoot. We set up some boxes with targets. Also a bunch of old bowling pins...some just placed on the ground and some hanging from trees. It worked really well.


All that talk about being nervous to shoot next to a bunch of 12 year old scouts...we had our own 12 year old with us! Jordan was a great shot though. I was really impressed. Doesn't he make the perfect picture of a proficient shooter?