Our Week In Greer

We had a great time in Greer. The weather was beautiful and we even got some rain. The kids got to shoot dads 22 rifle and Dad got to do a little target shooting of his own. We went for a little off roading up the mountains and Wyatt got to drive with dad. Kate and her grandma went digging for worms and found a bunch. We never did convince Kate to go fishing with them. She just wanted to bring them home. Unfortunately the kids and I all got sick before we could go fishing. The last couple days were spent hanging out in the trailer. The kids both had fevers and the croup. We even had to take Wyatt into the Emergency room in Springerville. He is fine- but had to get some treatments to help him breathe better. I am still trying to get over whatever it is I have- a horrible headache and a terrible sore throat.

But we still enjoyed our week away and hate to come back to the heat.

Gone Camping

Well, in the morning we are on our way to a little piece of heaven. We are camping in Greer up in the white mountains for a whole week!!! Love it !!

4th of July

For the 4th of July we went camping up by Forest Lakes at Canyon Point campground. Both my parents and my in laws went along with my sister and her family. My brother came up for a few days with cousin Boe too. We had so much fun. We didn't get to see any fireworks but we had a bunch of poppers full of streamers and confetti that we let off. The kids also got to go fishing at the lake. We only came home with a few injuries. Kate fell and cut open her chin and Wyatt scraped up his knees and got a bump on his head (because he only knows how to run not walk).

Grandma and Grandpa Standage

Hansens

End of Trail

Well we just got back this morning from End of Trail. Chris is now a member of SASS. (Single Action Shooting Society). This is our second year at this event. Chris works for a company that sponsors it and we went last year to work the booth. Well this year Chris decided to get more involved and actually shoot in the competition.

These men have been doing this for years and it is fun to see all the costumes. Everyone dresses in the old west outfits. This is a picture of the "town"

This picture was taken as you come up over the hill and see a sea of trailers. The town in down behind all those trailers.

This is where they shoot. There are about 15 of these inlets into the mountain This is our trailer where we camped for 6 days!

Cowboy Chris! Actually as a member of Sass- you go by an alias name. His is Peter Dragon. (All the goods ones where taken. There are about 78,000 members)

This is the booth he ran along with another guy from work. The produce and sell reloading equipment.

Chris and I in the booth. I just came for visits.

Look who else showed up. Wild Bill and John Wayne!

I watched the buffalo show. This buffalo was actually used as the model for the new nickels.

The blacksmith. Chris bought this BBQ set that was made by them out of railroad spikes.

This guy is a 3 time world champion gun spinner. His name is Joey Dillon. He is very good.


Me in front of the tee pee village.

But this is how I spent most of the vacation.
Reading books in a hammock. I read 3! Which is AMAZING for me.
I read a few magazines and slept in and stayed in pajamas! We even rented a few movies to watch- which is the first time we have EVER done that- if you can believe it.

Of course I supported Chris while he was shooting from the nearest shade I could find. I didn't quite fit in much with my flip flops and t-shirts and shorts.