Laura Visits!

Well, about an hour ago Laura left.  She got here Monday afternoon to spend two nights on the farm with my family and I.  It was sure great to see her because it had been a month!  We had a good time catching up, riding horses, playing with Erin's lamb, talking about apartment stuff, doing hair, doing nails, and having a mini bonfire! 

We rode horses, which was a first for Laura in a really long time.  She got to ride Slick and I rode Daisy.  First we rode in the pin and then we moved out into one of my dad's hay fields for a little trail ride.  Slick was so good for Laura and Laura enjoyed riding her.

I really introduced Laura to the farm life when we played with the lamb.  Erin has this lamb, T-Rex, for her FFA project.  He came to the farm about a week ago and is wild-he is hard to catch.  So Laura and I went out and roped him.  But once you rope him, he runs faster trying to get away.  That means you have to pull the rope in towards you so you can hold him down with your hands.  Its was sort of a wild event but we got him!  He was very happy to eat the treats we gave him once roped!

Laura and I are all about painting toe and fingure nails so we made sure we got that done while she was here.  When we went to Wal-Mart we picked up those stick on nail polish packets to try.  We put them on when we got home, and they are really quite neat.  She put leopard print on her toes and I put a flower print on mine.  They are cute!

The last event that took place during Laura's visit was the mini bonfire.  We made a little fire, roasted hotdogs, and made s'mores.  It was fun to spend more time outside, and my mom, dad, and Erin joined us outside at different points.  It was a tasty and fun evening!  The fact that Laura was able to come hangout and visit was great!

Us just taking some fun webcam photos!

Jeeping

Last December my dad bought a 1961 Willy's jeep.  Its' a CJ5!  It's red, tiny, and just the cutest thing with four wheels!  Since he bought it, he has been doing little repairs and fixing it up.  It looks great and runs quite well. 

Yesterday, for our Memorial Weekend outing, we took it out for a drive.  We just drove around near our house out by Mardon and Pot Holes.  It is amazing how different the view is at 20mph compared to 55mph.  It was really fun to take in all the sights at a slower pace, even though, I've seen them many times before.  It's neat to notice the little things.  It was a good three hour jeep ride minus the fact that we all had sore backs and bottoms at the end.  Let's just say my dad's little jeep dosen't have plush seats or much supension.  We might have been going slow, but we felt every pot hole and bumb in the rode.  I'm glad we went for a jeep ride. It was the perfect day for it-it was a holiday and the sun was shinging and warm with a light breeze.  Wonderful for family jeeping!

My dad driving his little red jeep!

A veiw of the Royal Slope from the top of Frenchman Hills as we headed over to Mardon.

Shot A Gun

All I can say is that the year 2011 has contained a lot of "firsts" for me.  I took my first fitness classes, lived alone for the first time, bought my first one should dress, and shot my first guns.  Well, the guns belong to my boyfriend.  Yes, guns.  First, I shot a little gun.  I even hit a can, a target, after three tries.  Once I mastered shooting the little gun, my boyfriend got out his big gun and showed me how to shoot it.  I was not able to master shooting it because I never came close to hitting a target.  When we were all done shooting guns, I walked away with a bruise on my collar bone from the big gun's kick and shell from one of the big gun's bullets. 

 Here I am shooting the little gun.

So I am actually false in saying this was my first time shooting a gun because I have shot a BB gun.  However, to a boyfriend who is big into owning guns, shooting, and hunting, a BB gun does not count.  Since it was his turn to plan our date last weekend, he chose to take me shooting.  He taught me all about loading the gun, holding it, lining it up, releasing the safety, and pulling the trigger.  It was all intimidating because Brian is an expert when it comes to guns, and because guns are so dangerous.  It was pretty fun, though, but guns will always frighten me.

 Brian, the expert shooting, the little gun.

I'm not sure why I had to lay on these tarps, but Brian said it was necessary for shooting the big gun.  I guess it made it feel more like the real deal.  Whatever that is.