Friday Faves-4th of July Edition

I don't really have any Friday Faves of the week, other than spending some quality family time over the 4th of July holiday. Who's with me about hating when the 4th falls in the middle of the week? Add to it that we had several people out of the office this week, which meant no extra days off for Ashley this week, which is fine I guess.

First, let me take a moment to talk about my favorite man on this earth, my father.

You will never find him just sitting around. He is ALWAYS piddling on some project or another. He is the hardest working man I know and I absolutely adore him. He really is my hero. <3 This weekend, he had a new toy- a bow. More specifically for bow fishing. (SMH..) My brother and father had to get it rigged up and tested a few times on Tuesday. It was pretty comical to watch. My brother was teaching him how to use it "properly" and if you have a brother/father combo like I do, it is always funny to watch them interact.

Needless to say, things didn't go according to plans during the test run and an arrow had to be retrieved out of the water.

Luckily, Brad was able to find it, so all's well that ends well.

Unfortunately on Wednesday, it rained all day long, so we weren't able to get out and enjoy the sunshine. But that was ok with me as well. I got a much needed nap in snuggled up with my puppies. So no complaints on my end, especially since I had a late night the night before.

Tuesday night, I headed out on the river with my father and cousin Brandon, for a little fish gigging excursion. {how redneck are we? ha!}

It was so pretty out on the Chipola River with the full moon and all. It was gorgeous, and if my camera would have cooperated, or if I knew how to use it in low light..., I could have taken some pretty pictures.
Brandon and I took turns between holding the lights and gigging. I'm not really that great at either, but especially the gigging part. Guess my hand/eye coordination and depth perception aren't the best. But I did manage to get this ugly guy.

That would be a gar fish. His face is hanging down, if you can't tell. And I totally look like a deer caught in the headlights, which I was. Having a bright flash go off in your face when it's pitch black dark outside is startling.
All in all it was a great holiday. I even got to go down to Scott's Ferry and watch my nephew and his cousin swim a little bit on Wednesday evening. Isn't Rendi cute?

Oh and meet WeeMan...he's not so cute :-)

He's a Blue Heeler/Jack Russell mix. But he's sweet.

Well, that's about all I have to share with you and my favorite moments from the weekend. Hope you all had a wonderful Independence Day and that you have a fantastic weekend!