Apple Valley, California

We spent 2 days and 2 nights at my cousin Joel's place in the Mojave Desert.  Joel, his wife Angel and their 3 children, Judah, Ethni and Silas have lived there for 5 years.  Angel is from California and grew up not far from where they live today, Joel is a BC transplant and now an American citizen.  The 2 older children were very happy to meet Michael, their big cousin!

Joel took Terry, Mike and I out to the desert to go target shooting.  Mike and I have never fired any guns before so it was a big eye opener for us!  Mike was pretty impressed, Joel let him shoot a .45 automatic handgun; a 9 mm automatic and a Smith and Wesson assault rifle.  Americans sure love their guns!

We had a BBQ on the 2nd night and met some of Angels family.  Joel built a HUGE picnic table to seat all of us, the dimensions were 12 ft by 5 ft, maybe we will have to build one for ourselves too!

Mike all ready for shooting

Terry and the assault rifle

Mike with the 9 mm

Joel showing Mike how to hold the rifle

watch out terrorists!

Ethni

Judah

Silas

Angel, Terry and Joel and the huge picnic table!

cousins!