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Shooting some guns is how we started off our day today. Ryan, B and I met my friend Randi up on a friend of hers property that is set up as a shooting range.

My hunter's education shooting test is next Saturday and I hadn't shot a gun for almost 5 years. Definitely needed to make sure I could still hit a target before being tested on it. :)

Thankfully, the test is done using a .22 and I can handle that. I'll have to be able to shoot 3 rounds of 10 shots - 10 standing, 10 sitting, and 10 lying down. All in all, I think I did pretty well. I shot 40 shots with only 1 stray bullet from the standing position and even that shot hit on the paper. So, none went out into the wilderness. Woohoo!

After those practice shots, Randi got out her rifle, which is a 7mm. Man, do rifles have a good kick and this is about as small of a rifle as you can get. The video below is me shooting the 7mm. Can't really see it in the video, but it kicked me pretty good. But it was fun. :)

After that, Ryan, B and I went for a little drive and ended up having lunch at the Grill.

A great way to spend a Saturday!

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I finally did it.

I cleared all the clothes out of my closet and in my dresser that do not currently fit. Well, that part was done a while ago, but the clothes remained folded on my closet floor. That is until today when I filled two...yes, TWO...totes full of those clothes. I am going to label those bins and take them to the basement with the expiration date of August 21, 2014. Six months from today. Whatever still does not fit at that time is going bye bye. To the consignment store. Maybe this is the motivation I need to get them to fit once again. And maybe they'll just end up earning me a little bit of money. Time will tell.

Truthfully, it feels good to have them out of my closet. Now I can see what I really have to wear and don't have those clothes taunting me any longer. Ha ha! I had always thought they'd be motivation, but almost two years after Briella's birth that hasn't worked. So, maybe this plan will work.

Anyway, on to other things.

B went over to one of her auntie's houses and played with cousins all afternoon and I had some "down" time, whatever that is. Ha! As much as I love my sweet girl, I enjoy when I have some time to myself. And she LOVES going over there!

I went to pick her up later in the afternoon and actually just ended up hanging out for a while with Ryan's mom and a couple of sisters. So long, in fact, that Ryan just headed there after work and joined in the party. What a great time with all of them in some unplanned hang out time.

Then this led to an impromptu date! Yippee!

We were about to head out to grab something to eat and B was contentedly playing and snacking at her auntie's house. Sweet Crystal, who had been watching her half of the day already, offered to let her stay so Ryan and I could go out! What a pleasant surprise! Even just the amount of time to have a dinner together alone is wonderful!

Today turned out to be filled with some unexpected and refreshing blessings! And it's just the beginning of the weekend. :)

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Smoothie Face!



Every morning we start our day off with a "green" smoothie. I know, this doesn't look like a green smoothie, but if you add a bunch of blueberries, it's a pretty purple color. :)

 

More cousin fun happened today. Yippee for fun, older cousins who like to come play with my baby girl! I didn't get any pictures playing with cousins this time, but rest assured a lot of fun was had by B and Brayden and Ambrie. 

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Jenna came over today to play and for whatever reason (maybe because one is almost 2 and the other is 3) they did not get along well this time.

Sigh.

Oh well.

The only time they got along was if we watched Dora. So, we did. Ha ha!

I couldn't get a picture of all 3 of us, but you can see Jenna's leg in the background. :)

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Playing with cousins today!

B's two oldest girl cousins came over to play this afternoon. That is always a fun time! They are both such sweet girls and we love them so much!

Sometimes I wish they could just stay here all the time. :)

In the pictures below they are tossing a blanket in the air for B to run under it. Over and over again they would do this for her and she would laugh and say, "again."

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"Hi Connie."

Those are words I heard coming from my sweet baby girl earlier today while I was getting ready and she was playing in the closet. Ha!

I wasn't sure at first if that was really what she was saying, because sometimes when she says "coming" it can sound a lot like Connie. But, no, this time she really was saying my name. :) And having fun doing it! She would say it and I would peek around the door and she would just smile and say it again.

Too cute!

Happy Monday!

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Well, we were supposed to go shooting today after church so I could practice for my shooting test which is in a couple of weeks, but the weather did not cooperate. While it was rather warm out, the wind was blowing like crazy! Not the ideal situation for shooting a gun. :) So, we will try next weekend.

Instead, we met up with Ryan's parents for lunch/breakfast after church. Then we took a drive up to Altamont for a Sunday afternoon drive and a little bit of ice cream from the Bluebell store. :)

I enjoy random Sundays. :)

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I enjoy Saturdays, because you never know what the day will bring.

As for this Saturday, the weather was beautiful today...spring is coming! That is exciting in and of itself. :)

A trip to Vernal and a little yard work were on the docket for today. While I was doing the yard work, Ryan did a little project installing a gas line. Having a handsome AND handy husband is wonderful! :) His couple hours of work probably saved us about $500. Wow! Nice work, hubby!

Happy Saturday!

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A day to celebrate our love for each other!

 

We really had a wonderful day and although most of the pictures below are of gifts, that is not what made it a fabulous day. The thinking of each other and what each would like, what would make them feel special is what made the day. Oh, and spending time together. :)

 

I love my little family!

 

In the morning, B and I stopped by Ryan's work to drop off a little gift to one of his co-workers and hang out with daddy for a little while. I had already scheduled to drop B off at one of her auntie's for a few hours this afternoon, so it worked out wonderfully when Ryan wanted to have lunch together. Yeah, a surprise Valentine's Day lunch with my Valentine! So, while B had fun with her cousins, Ryan and I enjoyed some time together just the two of us! 



Happy Valentine's Day!

 

My gift to Ryan...a well researched single cup coffee maker, some cheesy little gifts with fun little tags that I made, and a homemade card. :)

Two cute books for B and a bath toy that's not pictured.

My "flowers" from Ryan. He cracks me up! The sushi roll is the stem and the chocolate covered strawberries are the flowers. :) Love it!

My next gifts from Ryan were a bacon bowl, um, can you say, "YUM!" He knows me well! And a robotic sweeper. Ha ha. Yep, really what it is and I am way excited about it!

Ah, and the grand finale, a gift certificate for a one hour massage! YES!

Homemade cauliflower-crust, heart-shaped pizza to top off the evening.

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I had fun today looking for quotes and verses to put together these cute little framed printables for a couple of my friends who will be feeling "Singles Awareness Day" tomorrow instead of Valentine's Day. :)

At only $1.99 at Ikea, I always keep a bunch of these frames on hand either for gifts or to use around our home. They work well for both of those purposes.