Shooting and Partying...but not at the same time!

It's become tradition for Grandpa Allen to take the boys out shooting. They set up targets and shoot all kinds of firearms. Don't ask me what types....I don't go! But Carson could tell you...this is one activity he looks forward to every time we're in UT! Nick made me hold one of the weapons so he could take a picture. He said there's just something funny about a 32wks pregnant woman holding a firearm. I humored him...and yeah, that thing was heavy! And just as an aside, Grandpa takes this outing VERY seriously...lots of rules to learn and follow. So, I'm not worried when they go... in fact, I think the boys learn a lot.

Carson getting some of Grandpa's coaching:

Nixan taking pointers from uncle Kage:

Any gun with a scope on it is very cool:

Was that a hit or a miss?

So this is not meant to be some morbid picture glorifying violence with a 3yr old! But Treyson was, of course, not old enough to go with the big guys and he felt extremely left out! So Nick let him hold an unloaded gun for 0.5 seconds to take a picture and that made him feel much better! The gold necklace he had on all morning....so that was just coincidental. We really didn't dress up a gangster here:

And now for the partying part! Our little nephew Marek celebrated his birthday while we were there. They had a huge family party at a gymnastics gym...it was a total blast for the kids! They could run, climb, jump, and flip! Here's Carson in the foam pit:

Carson mid-roll:

Nixan in the bungee...hold on tight kiddo!

Blast off! He hated it. I mean loved it! At first, I think it very nearly scared him to death...but then he realized he wasn't in any danger and enjoyed the rest of his flight!