Trap Shoot No. 2...

Mid-November, the boys had their 2nd trap shoot of the season. Last minute, Roen decided not to go because it was during basketball tryout week and he would not only miss early morning, but the entire day of school and athletics. So, we got him to school and off we went!

We were spoiled and Remi drove us the entire 2.5 hours there and halfway back! I kid you not, having another driver in the family is pretty darn fantastic! Now obviously the passenger has to be awake and alert, so I eventually had to take a backseat, because I can't stay awake in the car!

Remi shot what I am pretty sure is his all-time best, a 66. Now this isn't winning medals, but progress is progress and the boys truly love being apart of this! It's not often we get the boys one on one, and this was one of those special days where we had our biggest boy all to ourselves!

FWSSR Junior Sporting Clay Shoot...

This is our 3rd year in a row to do this shoot. It is always SUPER early in the morning with 1.5 hour drive, but once we get there, it so much fun! The boys move through 13 different stations where the clays are thrown and coming from all different directions- harder than trap but a lot more exciting. Plus, we get to end our morning with an all-time favorite, Joe T Garcia's!! 

Here lately, Roen is shooting consistently better than Remi and though no words are said, I know it is fueling his fire! The boys enjoy shooting trap so much and if we had the time, they would love to put in way more practice! BUT... golf, lol! Regardless of scores, they have both made progress and are loving  the time they are able to put into this activity!

Remi: 55

Roen: 68

*Lets go ahead and mention that Roen's score qualified him for the afternoon finals.... we didn't think a 68 would do it, so we headed to lunch and the little booger missed out on winning money and competing in the finals...oopsie! If he would have shot a 68 again, he would have won $100, but don't fret, he forgave us!

And as always, I am going to throw in a little 3 year comparison at the end because I never can resist seeing how they have grown!

Trap Shooting...

The boys just finished up their first trap shoot of the school year! Some of Roen's very best friends shoot trap with him, so it is always a fun day of getting out of school with buddies for him. There aren't many in Remi's age group, but Remi is typically more than happy to hang with the younger boys! Roen just got a new shotgun for Christmas, so he was especially looking forward to his first competitive shoot with it! 

This is a L-O-N-G day.... Ben Wheeler is quite the drive and safety meetings are almost always super early in the morning, and then there is the waiting because, rarely are they running on time. But, this season of life is about being with the boys no matter the place or activity and a long day as a family is a day we get to be together! I'll take that over us all being in different directions any day!

I'd say for first go of the fall, they did pretty good and fun was had by all!

Remi: 47

Roen: 61

FFA Banquet...

This was the first year the boys have attended the FFA Banquet. They recognize all the trap shooters and though neither boy was a top shooter of the year, this is an extracurricular that they love!

I think Roen really likes missing school with friends the most, and Remi really just likes shooting- he actually hates that he has to miss school for the shoots! But to each their own, I'm just along for the ride!

 

San Antonio Trap Shoot...

This past weekend, Remi and I headed down to San Antonio for the annual Junior Shoot Out. This was our first time to do this shoot and Remi was pretty pumped he was getting to participate. It just happens to fall on the exact same weekend as the Winter Nationals Golf Tournament- Remi getting to shoot was the silver lining of not qualifying for Winter Nationals this year. 

The other, silver lining was that we got to have a weekend with Cici & Kim! Mom also hit the road and met us in San Antonio, so it was a whole bunch of spoiling for Remi! He even got him a sushi dinner out of the deal!

Friday was absolutely perfection weather-wise, which made checking in and practicing wonderful! Saturday brought in the cold and wind... it was downright miserable! But we bundled, we had fun and we survived! Remi only shot 49 of 100, so it definitely wasn't his best turnout, but I think we were just all happy to be in the warm car when it was said and done! More than anything, it was wonderful getting to sneak in a visit with family in the middle of February!