Dirt not Ruffles, Guns not Sweet Pretties...but that's OKAY

(an antique gun ammunition Remington box from the 1930s 
sitting on our fireplace hearth)

There is not much about sugar, pretties, or ruffles in this post.  I have a littleBig secret to share: we have a bit of redneck in us.  Gosh, that is hard to write. {wink}

Last month my husband, brother, and my brother's business partner competed in a long rang sniper's shooting competition. 

The event was in Park City, Utah.  I had to spend a lonnnnng day watching men in camo shoot guns.
Umm, no.  I was able to shop allll day in gorgeous Park City while the guys competed.  Happy girl.  Park City is gorgeous.  It is one of my favorite treasure spots now.  I can't wait to return.  I actually will be sharing something else exciting we got to do there in an upcoming post!

downtown city charm

I don't know much about guns (I like it that way) but I do know that they shot targets at a super, super long distance and I also know that my husband took 4th place in the competition!  That makes me one happy-giddy-proud-and all that stuff wife!  There is a lot of focus on precision, consistency, and accuracy in this sport, all of which my husband is awesome at. :) 

(Chris is on the top deck with the hat)

I really don't prefer the camouflage clothes, but I'm just a girl in a house of boys and we live in rustic Colorado, so I obviously don't have much influence.  So, here is my baby in his camo hat shooting during the competition.

This next photo shows Chris (lying down) and different ranges of their targets.  It is truly quite impressive.  Their targets are SO far away! (Click on photo to enlarge)




In this photo, my brother's business partner James in green, my brother in black, and Chris at the end in grey are ready to aim.

The boys were extra excited to hear that their Daddy won 4th place in the competition! And as you know, I was too!! Way to go Chris, We love you like crazy.

Celebrating with dinner in Park City:

Okay, a little more about the guy stuff:

My brother manufactures and designs extreme guns.  (This is the part where you run grab your husbands and show them these photos).  My brother, Kyle,  and his partner, James, are the owners of XLR Industries: Tactical Innovation Redefined.

 My brother Kyle, has been designing incredible things since he was little.  He is all about the math, the engineering, and all of that stuff.  When he was little he always said that he wanted to be an inventor when he grew up...and that is what he became! How cool is that?

Here is Chris' mighty gun, with the stock designed and manufactured by Kyle, of  XLR Industries.



We had an incredible summertime weekend experiencing life in little ways that brought big happiness.

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