Packin' Heat

A few weeks before Christmas, Bailey woke us up barking at 2am. Aaron and I both thought we had heard "something". We both got up and looked around. Aaron even went outside, but we didn't see anything. Katie heard us and got up. She said she had gotten up to go potty, and that was probably why Bailey had started barking. We thought she was probably right, and just went back to bed. A day or so later, Aaron was talking to his friend, Tony, who is on the Sulphur Police Department. He told Aaron that they had arrested a guy one street over from our house the same night that we thought we had heard "something". Now, I am the paranoid type, and I kinda worried about our house getting broke into while we were in North Carolina. But my awesome in-laws stopped by almost everyday, and all was well while we were gone.

Last Thursday evening, a guy came and knocked on our door and told us that his sister's house (our next door neighbor) had been broken into that day while she was at work. They kicked down her back door and took a bunch of electronics. I just couldn't get over that this had happened during the day, while it was light outside. And we were home all day that day. With as much as Aaron has been gone lately, I told him that I thought I might want a gun. So by Saturday he had bought me one. And today we went out to our friend Donna's place so he could teach me how to shoot it.



Getting instructions.



Can you tell I was a little nervous? But I got more comfortable with it.



I'm still not completely comfortable with it all, but I do feel safer knowing that it is here if I need it and that I know how to use it.



Emily shot her new gun that she got from Santa.



And John David shot his gun too. :)



But not for long, because he wanted to explore the woods with the rest of the kids.



It was a gorgeous day with beautiful scenery.



Kent taught us how to tell if it's going to frost. He said if you can see the moon before sunset on a clear and cold day, there will be frost on the ground the next morning. Hmmm........didn't know that.



John David loved the little wagon that the Cliffords had brought.





Almost as much as he loved exploring the woods!