Birthday Weekend Recap

This weekend was so much fun and such a blessing.  I got to spend my time with dear friends and my family.  In spite of all the rain, and a rained out baseball game, we made the best of it and even got in some geocaching.

I didn’t get any photos (conveniently) of the work done in my craft room this past Friday night, but my mom was a huge help and we got started on straightening it up.  Even moved the monogram machine out of the bedroom.  I still have a lot of work to do, but it was a great start. 

Enjoy some photos from the weekend!

 Doing a little geocaching with Mom and Elaina.  Even got mom to walk through the woods with us!

My sweet husband got up and cooked breakfast for us and even made me cupcakes!  I couldn’t ask for a better guy!

Happy Birthday to my birthday twin, Justin.  We determined that I am a little over an hour older than him?How cool is that???

This is what you look like after biking 20 miles and trying to take a picture while looking into the sun.  It's to glamorous not to share!!!

 Dinner at the Angus Barn with Daddy and Pat!  The food was delicious!

Thank you to everyone that sent me messages or called Saturday!!!  I felt super special all day!

-Faith

Ladies, Guns & Cowboys

Over the weekend Jacob and I went to visit his family in Statesville.  Both Saturday and Sunday turned out to be BEAUTIFUL. We had clear blue skies, bright sunshine and 62 degree weather. That combination alone is giving everyone here spring fever! (Not to mention the daffodils and  crocus are popping up, which makes for one happy girl.). 

While Jacob was cutting down limbs that had broken off from a tree at his parents house, the rest of us spent the afternoon at the shooting range (with an instructor of course).   

 

Callie, me & mama Wanda (pic curtesy of Callie Farmer)

This was my first time at an outdoor range and third time shooting.  There were a lot of safety rules and guidelines we had to go over and learn before we were allowed to shoot.  Our instructor made sure we knew (he stressed the fact) that even with just handling a gun, came a huge responsibility.  He was a great teacher.  Simply put, he was amazing. 

 Safety, Safety, Safety
 

We each took turns shooting which allowed the instructor to go over more safety issues with us as a group and individually.  The target was set at different distances and our goal was to put 30 rounds on the target.

 



I shot 34 rounds because I missed 4.

 

While at the range we were fortunate enough to witness a Cowboy Action Shooting event.  These cowboys and cowgirls were the real deal and almost all them were Sheriffs, according to their badges anyways. :] They were shooting the same kind of pistols and rifles used back in the late 1800's.  This was a timed competition where they shot in a certain sequence while switching out guns.  It was an incredible experience to watch, almost felt as if we had been transported back to the days of the wild wild west.

 



The Iredell Regulators 

 

-E