One BAD Mutha !!!

Over the last six weeks I have been taking classes from the FBI as part of the FBI's Citizens Academy. It has been awesome. I learned a lot about the FBI and I had the chance to participate in some of their training albeit briefly. On the last day of sessions we were able to go to the law enforcement range and shoot some of their guns. Above, I'm holding an original 1928 Tommy gun. And yes, I shot it, fully automatic too. We also shot some handguns, as well as an m-4, MP5, and we had a bomb squad and SWAT demonstration. The FBI does a great job of protecting us, that's for sure. It was interesting to learn about local cases and even local anti-terrorist stuff (it happens in Utah too). Chepe, who's with the Bureau, got me involved. You know who you are Chepe!

Shooting the 1928 Tommy Gun, Fully Auto

Here I am getting some instruction on shooting a fully auto M-5 from FBI SWAT.

FBI Bomb Squad demonstration with dynamite.

Chasing the Laser Dot

We decided that since Britney is above the 90th percentile for weight we had better get her exercising (jk). This is her new aerobic work out - chasing the laser dot.

The Turkey Hunt

This was Dave's first year turkey hunting. Needless to say, he has never even seen a while turkey. Now, after his first hunt, he can still say that he has never seen a wild turkey. It was the blind leading the blind out there. They went with the Dave's friend Jason and his son. Dave and Ashley still had fun and Ash loved her camos. Since there were no turkeys to be found, the group went and checked out the Anazasi Indian State Park that was close by. It had some 1,800 year old ruins and some replicas.

In the Blind

The kids loved the four wheelers

Anasazi Indian State Park

Ashley trying her turkey calling skills which were equal to Dave's

Endless Easter

We decided that since we were going to Mexico that we would do an Easter Egg hunt before we left. We were giving out lots of gifts during the hunt that the girls could use during the grueling car ride to Mexico. That was fun. We also did an Easter Egg hunt in Mexico with Ella and Grandma and Grandpa. That too was fun, but there was sand mixed with the M & Ms since we had the hunt on the beach. Then when we came back from Mexico the Easter Bunny brought baskets for the kids on actual Easter. I am Eastered out.

Puerto Penasco, Mexico

Yes, we escaped the Mexican drug cartels, bandits, and kidnappers (the kidnappers were actually in Phoenix, the kidnap capital of the world). We drove from Salt Lake City to Mexico. It was crazy. The girls did a great job though during a long drive. Luckily we have a DVD player in our suburban. That device alone made this trip possible. It is a 14 hour drive to Puerto Penasco, Mexico, and that doesn't include stops. Long day. Anyway, we had tons of fun. The weather was nice, but not too hot, in the 70s mostly. The mornings were cool and the evenings were breezy. They have an indoor and outdoor pool, so we used the indoor pool when it got cool.

We played tons of golf and the girls all participated as well. The course was tough, lots of sands, lots of sand, lots of bunkers with sand, and bushes surrounded by sand.

Check out this putt!!!

The girls loved driving the golf cart more than playing golf.

We went into town one day and the girls wanted to buy some little Mexican guitars. They played those things until their fingers hurt, literally in Kaitlyn's case. We thought that Uncle Danny would like the picture of Kaitlyn's blisters on her fingers. She getting callouses now.

Here's Grandpa tuning the guitar.

Kaitlyn's guitar playing blisters.