Country living (AKA We are Rednecks)

Winter really seems to drag on here, or at least the cold does....
By about Feb/March we start to get a little cabin fever and long to get outside.

On this day, Charlie asked me if he could shoot the BB gun. It must have felt warm, since he chose to wear shorts. My younger kids have to have a bigger person (16+) with them when they shoot so I agreed to go outside with him for a while. A SHORT while. It didn't feel all that warm to me, even as I sat on the south side of the house in the little corner by the chimney where no wind was blowing.

Charlie had grabbed some cans to shoot at and he set them up and began knocking them down.

He begins with his gun lowered and slowly raises the tip to aim. It's kind of funny to watch him. He has also struggled with which eye to close when he's aiming. But I think he must have that figured out because his shooting is becoming much more accurate.

Then Soren joined in the fun...

We do have more than one BB gun so that no one has to wait for a turn. 

Still working with them on not pointing a gun at anyone, or the house or cars, and to keep their finger off the trigger unless they are actually aiming at their target. It's a lengthy process, a work in progress.

Then, Cambria joined in and began shooting down all the targets before the boys had much of a chance to hit any. They better learn to cock the gun a bit quicker.

I'm thankful that we live on the edge of town so that this kind of activity can occur in our yard. We want our kids to grow up having a knowledge of the use of guns as well as a respect for them. We don't want them to be scared of them, but to know how to use and handle them properly and safely. I guess that liking this type of activity might make us rednecks, but so be it!