Dove Huntin'

Nothing like a little dove huntin' to gear up for the cooling weather. Well, I don't know that you would call 100' F cooling weather, but it's amazing how much cooler it feels compared to 110' or 115'. We had a new family move in on our street and it has been so much fun to get to know them. They have 2 boys (Jackson & Brett) right around Cooper's age, and then a little girl (Sadie) that is Ella's age. They were going to a nearby cow farm to do some dove huntin' (it's dove season right now in AZ) last Saturday morning, and stopped and invited us to come along. I stayed home with Addison, but Tyler took Cooper and Ella. They had so much fun! But afterward we told the kids that if they kill it, they have to eat it, but we didn't eat these doves because the farmers put them in this "pit" where I guess other things feed on them. This was definitely a fun, new experience. And now Tyler wants to buy his own gun. But it was cute because when Kim (Tyler's mom) heard that he went dove huntin', she said, "My Tyler doesn't kill animals." :-) He says he wants a gun so that he is prepared in case he ever needs to hunt food for us. :-) He is my wilderness man! Shoot me a buffalo babe! :-) (totally kidding for any animal rights people out there)

Brett & Ella

I was honestly surprised when I saw these pictures. I didn't think Ella would touch the dead birds.

bird huntin'

Jackson

"the pit"