Shotgun Shooting

Last Saturday we got to go to the west desert and shoot Josh's shotgun. I had a blast! Although it was freakin hot out!! It was Josh, me, Porter and Josh's little brother Colton. We got a whole box of clay disks as our targets. And yes, we used them all. :) We also got ear muffs for Porters little ears. Adult size. He looked so darn cute!

He was asleep for the first part of the shooting but when he did wake up he liked it. Josh is a really good shot. He saw someone online throw 10 disks into the air and shoot them all before it hit the ground. That is his goal. Although he only got a couple. :) He still had fun and now has something to work on. Colton was obsessed with firing at a tree. Up close and personal. He said that he wanted to shoot it down. Crazy boy! I had an awesome time. I have only shot one other shotgun and a pistol. So this was pretty new for me. I love shooting. Nothing takes away stress like shooting into the open air. Since that is where most of my aims ended up. Our shotgun is a semi automatic. So it gets 5 shots in a row if you want. That was my favorite part. Shooting at a target 5 times in a row. Really super fun day!

Swimmin' in the backyard

The other day Porter and I hung out with a friend. She has a little girl who is almost one year old. It has been super hot the last couple of days, no wait, weeks. We decided to put up the splash pool for the kids. These are some really cute pictures that I took of the kids. McKenna didn't really want to be in for long....but Porter could have stayed all day! He cried when I took him out. It had already been an hour in the pool too!

My shots

In no way do I claim that I am a photographer or even know anything about it. But I sure love these pictures of the Idaho Falls that I took.

4th of July

First of all, my thanks to all who have and are now serving in the Military. I am so grateful for my freedom we have and the sacrifice that has given us the freedom. A special thanks to my sweet hubby, my older brother, my father in law, and to all those who I am friends with who are serving.

We had a fantastic holiday. We got to go visit some friends in Idaho and see the fireworks there. We stayed with Will and Emily. I loved seeing Emily. She looks like a model prego. :) I love it. They have such a cute little house. We left around 7 pm Thursday night and didn't get there until like 11! Normally it shouldn't take that long. We decided to GPS the address on our phone. Needless to say that was the first time the GPS had failed us. We were like 12 miles west of their house and finally Josh decided to turn around once we hit the dirt road! Em lives in Firth Idaho. I thought that Firth was a little town out in the boonies, but once again was I surprised! She lives in the middle of NOWHERE! But, I still loved every minute.

We went to the parade Friday morning. It was pretty fun. I saw some people I hadn't seen in a while. It was fun to see them. Porter loved it! We taught him how to wave the flag. So cute. He did get tired though. Totally zonked!

That night we went to the falls for the fireworks. We waited forever. Just took pictures and walked around the green belt a little ways. I loved the fireworks. Josh did too. Porter was so tired from the heat and the long day that he only could enjoy the finale. Then, back to sleep. For what he saw he loved it. :) It was a very hot, and fantastic trip. Josh and I had so much fun! Maybe next year....

Just Life

Lately I have been so busy with all the little business of life. Not that it's a bad thing, I love to be busy. Porter is growing fast. He wants to crawl, but is still working on figuring out how to do it. He is such a joy and happiness to us. He seems like he is always so happy. I love that. A couple weeks ago I took him to his first time in a public pool. After he got rid of the initial shock of the water....he loved it! I have a little floaty that he sits in with a built in umbrella. It's really nice. It amazes me that he is so smart! He figured out very quickly that if he just kicks his little legs he can move. It was super cute.
Porter is growing teeth! There are two little cute ones on the bottom. I wish there was a chance that I could get a picture of those little things but Porter won't have it! He will just squirm and go in for the painful bite! But they are cute.
I got to go to one of my closest friends wedding. It was wonderful! I just love being in the temple. It is such a beautiful, sacred place. Nothing is better than being there with Josh. I can't wait for Christ to come again if I get to feel that way all the time. :) Cool thing was that Megan and Cory got married in the exact same room Josh and I did!! It was awesome!
My friend Emily is having a little baby girl. I am so so happy for her!! I remember when we would babysit the Gardners together and dream of having our own kids and letting them play together. And that maybe one day we would live next door to each other. Both being homemakers and helping each other out (okay, enough of remember game). I got to go to her baby shower this weekend! I am so happy that she is having a baby! She makes such a cute prego.
I am also starting to plan the camping trip for the Christensen side of the family. I can't wait! I have so much fun with everyone and camping thrown in the mix will be awesome! If anyone has any advice on planning a trip with about 15 people let me know. We are going to Bridger Lake, so any info on that would be awesome!