My side of the family doesn't always celebrate special days in the traditional sense. For most Mother's Day would consist of going out to a nice lunch, shopping, buying flowers, and just loving on mom. Our mother's day this year included planting flowers, making a nice dinner, gathering around the fire pit, and lets not forget, shooting the potato gun. The weekend at the ranch (as we like to call it) was very restful and fun. Mom was so happy to be surrounded by all her children and she loved having us there to help in the yard, cook the food, and wash the dishes. We were happy to show love to her. While all the cooking, cleaning, and planting was great, what she especially loved was my brother's new potato gun. Let me restate that... the new potato gun was actually my mom's mother's day present from my brother. She got such a kick watching the boys load and fire the gun. We all had a few laughs. I wonder what the neighbors thought when they heard shot after shot go off followed by eruptions of belly- aching laughter. If you've never seen a potato gun in action, it's really a site to be seen. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this sort of "weapon", it is simply a few pieces of PVC, an ignition switch, and some fancy wiring... oh and you can't forget the flamible gas. I'm sure Youtube probably has a few videos you could check out...
Adam, showing us how it's done.

Scott the happy guy on the tractor!
Kona LOVES it at the ranch.
Happy Mother's Day!