Feelin' a Bit Texan

 One of Brydon's hobbies is shooting.  It is something he loves to do with his Dad and they enjoy going out rifle and shotgun shooting.  Well in Texas rifles and shotguns are not as popular as handguns.  Handgun ranges are readily available but there are not very many places to shoot rifles.  So Brydon decided to try out some handguns to see if that was something we would be interesting in purchasing.  We have some dear friends that own a few handguns and property that we can shoot on.  We got a great lesson on handguns and found a couple guns we were interested in.  Handguns make us both a bit nervous so we were glad to find someone who could show us how they work safely.  Brydon and I both came from families that took gun safety very seriously and we very particular about the shooting situations we will be in. 

 

Caleb was a bit nervous around all the guns (not that I minded a bit) but did decide that he may like to try shooting a gun at the end of the day.  Brydon and I hadn't really discussed when we wanted to Caleb to handle a gun.  Again in our homes, you had to earn the privilege to shoot, be able to handle the gun on your own, and hunter safety courses were required before any hunting outings.  But we trusted our friend and he had a small 410 shotgun that Caleb could actually handle on his own.  So we let him try it out.  He loved it and was even able to shoot the can right off!

Can you see the dust cloud?

His trophy can!

I won't lie, it still makes me nervous to see him with a gun but I do want him to learn how to be safe around them. He is a good looking kid and did a very good job following all the rules!

He ended up cutting the can in half!

Another day we went out shooting, he got to aim at the targets.

 

A fun video of his shooting experience. 

And of course a day in the country wouldn't be complete without being able to drive the tractor on your own.

Fortunately he didn't crash and sure had a ball!  It reminded me of all the times I got to help my grandpa feed the cows in the morning at the family farm.