Columbus Day weekend - Pt. 1

A weekend in Pennsylvania was fun for all. Well, ok, it was fun for most of us. Stephen was preaching at my parents' church on Sunday morning, so he actually spent all of Saturday preparing. But the rest of us made it to Heritage Days in Blain after missing it for the last five years or so.

We enjoyed the BBQ chicken and whoopie pies of all sorts. But mostly it was good to see some family we hadn't seen in quite a while.

Here are some pictures (that I stole from my sister's FB page since I didn't think to take any while I was there):

 

 

 

Saturday afternoon was playtime at Grammie's and Grandpa's house. The boys got some target practice with Uncle Dan since Luke will be hunting again this fall, Lord-willing. But while they were waiting for Uncle Dan to set everything up, the kids played in the yard and did some archery practice.

Cade was up. Since he'd never fired a (real) gun before, he got the safety lesson first.

Ear coverings for the bystanders who didn't understand that a .22 sounds rather like a pop-gun. 

the cheerleaders :-)

Ready. Aim. Fire!

The shell. He hit the target on the first shot, and after that, he even tightened
the grouping.

Little missy wanted to take a shot too. It took her a (LONG) while to
get it lined up properly, and Uncle Dan was inordinately patient with her...
way more than I would have been. Thanks, Uncle Dan!

 Time for some rides!

Luke decided to forego his ride so that he'd have time for some shooting. Somehow I didn't get any pictures of him. And then it was off to a birthday party. No pictures there either. It was enough just trying to keep kids fed and out of trouble there.