Last summer, Grandpa Willman got the girls their very own Crickett rifle as an early Christmas present. Kyle grew up being very familiar with guns, going hunting and shooting, and even Katie had a blast target shooting every summer at girl's camp. That being said, we have always had a desire to make shooting a hobby for our entire family to participate in, and we have always wanted to introduce our children to shooting and proper gun safety early on so that they would feel comfortable with guns at a relatively young age.
Kyle was super excited (and wasted no time in planning) to take Minnette out for her first shooting date. He really wanted her first experience to be a positive one (so she would have fun and want to go again in the future) so as any good Daddy would do, he took her out to get donuts and pink milk for breakfast (an absolute MUST for any Daddy-daughter date!) and then drove up Provo Canyon into the mountains and set up for a little traget practice.
Let's just say they were not alone when they got there:
They were surrounded by several groups of wild turkey
These turkey were not afraid of people at all- they were basically able to walk right up to them!
There were several deer in the area as well- though they were a little more nervous about having a couple of people around, and they didn't hang out very long:
Minnette was so excited to to shoot her very own gun for the first time!
Pink glasses: check. Pink earmuffs: check. Pink ammo bag: CHECK! Ready to shoot!
Minnette did so great, especially for her very first time shooting! She wasn't nervous about shooting the gun or anything! Here's to many more Daddy/daughter and family shooting days in the future!
{Minnette, I love you so much and I am so proud of the beautiful young woman you are becoming.
Love, Dad}
And P.S.- Thank you Grandpa Willman!
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