Can you celebrate two birthdays in a gravel pit? Yes you can!
My hubby and my youngest son have birthdays that are one day apart. My hubby's birthday fell on Memorial Day this year which was convenient. C left the next day (his birthday) for his Europe trip so we had to celebrate the day before.
J and I drove the hour or so to Sultan Basin Road where there is Department of Natural Resources land that is used for shooting. We stopped at the dollar store in Monroe where I bought the bunch of birthday balloons. There is plenty of space to choose from and even if there are other groups there, you can pick a spot of your own.
J and I arrived first. It is quite a hike to get to the gravel pit area. J has a sturdy wagon which helps haul the gear up to the spot. I brought along 2 slices of cake with candles.
I also made potato salad. I brought a chair to sit in but I didn't really use it. I kept moving it around!
Christopher and two of his friends came later. The day before Christopher made a temporary table out of some junk wood which was used to hold the cheap bottles of soda which were targets.
We all wore hearing protection while anyone was shooting. J tried shooting from a distance of 100 yards.
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This is C shooting at the plastic soda bottles.
One funny thing was running into two guys that we know in this rather remote spot. One guy was an assistant coach on the Cedar Park soccer team. He took the group photo. Here's a serious pose except I was smiling.
One reason that J likes this spot is that you can bring the soda bottles. You can't do that at a range.
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