Family Filled Weekend - Trap Shoot & Virginia City

Just like most weekends, our weekend was super busy and filled with all sorts of family time. Saturday was spent down in Carson for a trap shoot. Eli and his dad shot together and then that night we there was a dinner and his dad was inducted into the Hall of Fame. He is an awesome shooter. To watch him is amazing. He makes it look so easy and is always so composed. We had a great day.

The kids with Grandma.
Papa loving on the kiddos. They were giving him good luck!
Seth playing the part. Always has to be just like his daddy.
He was all decked out. It was so funny. He ended up losing the glasses, but wore the belt and the shell holder the rest of the day.
I love his 'new' smile. It frickin' cracks me up.
Swae getting in on the action. The glasses came off as soon as the picture was over.
Eli and his dad shooting together. Damn he is sexy! ...Jr that is! ;)
They were getting ready to do the ceremony and Seth wanted to be with Papa. They introduced Eli and his sister, and then the 3 1/2 grand kids. How cute is that!?!
Eli's mom and sister. Rhonda is amazing. She travels all over with Eli's dad and supports him. I love seeing the love the two of them share. She lives for that man and you can just tell how much she adores him. She is definitely his biggest fan.
The monkey being a monkey during the ceremony.

Holding up his award and plaque that will go in the Hall of Fame building.
Saturday was a long day out in the sun. But it was well worth it. When we got home I threw Swae in the shower and was floored at how black that little girl was from dirt. She scrubbed and scrubbed with the soap to her herself clean and then I had to help scrub her more. Once they were both squeaky clean, it was relax time and then bed time.

Sunday was another busy day for us. We were up and out of the house fairly early. We stopped up at my parents house for Swae to sell her school fundraiser. While up there she went to my grandpa's and my aunt's. Then we were off to Virginia City. We all had a blast and only wish that we could have had more time, but it being Sunday, they had to be home early to their mom. We made the most of it though and will definitely be going back. As soon as we got there we went and had one of those old photos taken of the four of us. I was dying looking through the previews of them trying to pick which one we wanted. Seth's smile was definitely interesting to say the least. We ended up with one with no one smiling. I so wish I would have gotten one to show his smile. Then it was off to a super yummy lunch. The kids both ate great...they knew they had to so they could go ride the train. They have been dying to ride a train, so this was perfect.

A quick picture before we headed down to catch the train.

Waiting for the train to come. Just after this picture they heard the train coming and were up jumping around with anxiety. Seth made sure to rub my tummy and say, "It's ok baby, don't be scared of the train." (that being said because of the 'loud' horn that sometimes scares him)
On the train waiting for their ride. They were definitely excited.
A family picture taken by Eli.

One taken by a worker with the train in the background.
The next are just some sites we saw along the way.

This tunnel is very dark going through it. The kids LOVED it!



There was still so much we wanted to do, so we will be going back up there to hit the things we weren't able to do. We weren't even in the car before being asked if we could come back. Oh how I love them and that they are as adventurous as Eli and I. We all have a blast together. It was cute. We were on the way back to town and Swae was telling me why we had to live here and no where else. Her main reasons were: camping, fishing, the lake, and all the fun we have. Gotta love the sweetness of it.