I was blessed to have a visit from my twin sister and her husband today. It just happened that their grandson was competing in a statewide trapshooting event held in the nearby town of Rome. So Raylene and Steve arrived early to bond with the Austins.
I knew Raylene wanted to try kayaking for the first time so Jim and I got the kayaks ready so I could take her out when they got here. We borrowed our neighbor's truck to haul them so I did something new today, too. I drove a truck for the first time ever! Feeling tough now.
I took Raylene to Lake Wazeecha. Not much in the way of boat traffic today but boy, was it windy! She had to learn to paddle right away as we were fighting the waves and wind resistance. She did good!
We even managed a twin selfie without tipping over. Somehow her pants were all wet by the time we got back, but she was smart and packed a spare pair. Due to the time schedule for the trapshoot event, we couldn't paddle long but I think it was long enough she caught kayak fever!
I went with them down to watch Ian shoot. I didn't even know this large facility was located 20 minutes from our house. Will blog more about that another day. I learned a lot of new things there!
It was super windy there, too, so I think it was quite the challenge hitting those bright orange clay pigeons that seemed to have minds of their own in the wind. Ian did well for a first-year shooter.
Grandpa Steve and Grandma Raylene were very proud!
We went back to our house and I managed to treat my sister to King Cone before they left town. Priorities. Plus it was our pre-birthday celebration.
This evening was spent around a campfire for a neighborhood party and potluck.
We somehow dodged the rain and it turned out to be a very nice night. A great ending to a long and full day.
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