First Cub Scout Pack Meeting

Have I mentioned before that Carter loves Cub Scouts?  Well, he does and today was his 1st Cub Scout Pack Meeting since he joined Cub Scouts.  Well, technically the Pinewood Derby Race was his first, but that Pack Meeting is different in the event that they do not give out awards, at least they didn't last time.  So, here is Carter earning some of his first awards.  He had the priviledge of leading the Flag Ceremony, which he did a really great job.  He has always been a little bit shy in public, but as with so many other areas of his life, he is growing right up into a young man. 

(Stop it - I say!)

Look at this proud little man, calling in the Color Guard...to post the United States Flag.  What an awesome country we live in!  Aren't we proud to be Americans?  I am.

He earned his Bobcat Trail Award, a Gold Arrow Point, and the Marbles Belt Loop. 

Mom also received the Bobcat Pin, which Carter pinned on for me.  I told him later, that it is

tradition for him to give me a hug and a kiss afterword.  :)  I expect to receive all the benefits of

being a Cub Scout Mom!  :)  Can you believe how tall Carter is getting?  I know that I am short,

but it seems like I am only about a head taller than him! 

I grew up with scouting being a big part of our home.  My dad was a Scout Master for many

years while I was young and I went to many Pack Meetings and Courts of Honor.  I have two

brothers who both went all the way through the scouting program and both received their eagles. 

Then I married a wonderful man who had travelled all the way along the scouting road also, receiving

his eagle and many other awards, including his Wood Badge, which he will receive soon.  As I have

read the Wolf Cub Scout Handbook and begun a journey to help my boys travel this road, I have

really gained a greater understanding and testimony of the importance of the scouting program. 

It is an amazing program to develop these young boys into great men who will contribute a great deal

to the world around them.  I have seen it in my father, my brothers, my husband and now my oldest son.  Thank you to the great men and women involved in this wonderful program!

Let's Go Buy Some!

Today, Mason and Josie had a little friend over to play.  He brought some pretzels to snack on while he was here.  Mason told me he wanted some pretzels.  Our conversation went something like this...

Mom, "Well, we don't have any pretzels."

Mason, "Well, let's go buy some."

Mom, "We can't go right now with R.J. here."

Mason, "When R.J. leaves, lets go buy some."

Mom, "Do you have money to buy pretzels?"

Mason, "No, but you do!"

Mom, "I don't have any money to buy pretzels."

Mason, "Well, let's go buy some money!"

We need to plant that money tree in our yard...the one we have been talking about planting for years!  :)

I'm Back!!!

Well, it has been a while since I have blogged, but it must be time to get going again because I am starting to write them in my head as I see things and experience the daily fun of life.  I will be moving forward and backwards to get caught up and to keep up, so feel welcome to experience our lives whichever direction you choose to follow...

Backpacks and Rollerblades

While the big kids are gone to school, the little ones have all the fun.  Mason and Josie put on their backpacks and got out the big kids roller blades.  They were a real joy watching as they tried to rollerblade around the house with blades that were wayyyyy too big for their little feet.  They were always helping each other get up after falling.  I am not sure if they thought they were going to school with their backpacks, but none-the-less, they were completely enjoying themselves!

Dare Me, Mom!

These two little children are really developing their personalities.  They really crack me up some days.  Well this particular day, Mason came out of no-where with the phrase, "Dare me, Mom!"  I haven't heard this one much in our home, so I am not quite sure where he picked it up, but I have to say, it was kind of funny!  He said it over and over with everything he was doing.

"Dare me, Mom!..." to drink a glass of water.

Josie joined him by saying it also, "Dare me, Mom!"

"Dare me, Mom" to eat some delicious Taco Soup.

I dare you Mason and Josie, to continue eating healthy and drinking your water!  :)

Just leaving...

Since Carter and Chloe were little, they have loved playing in the cupboards.  They just empty out the few items in their way and then climb right in.  Mason and Josie have joined the fun. 

This particular day I heard them playing in the cupboard and they were discussing how

they were leaving.  They were saying goodbye to each other and then I realized that

they had transformed the cupboards into a car. 

I love to see them using their imaginations.  Chloe usually plays the mom, so I hear,

"Hi Mom, Bye Mom, Hey Mom, etc." and when I answer they say, "No, not you...she's the mom!" 

I sure am glad not to have to attend to whatever situation they are calling her for!

Mason's First Talk

Mason is a Sunbeam this year!!!  He is so excited to be going to Primary finally, although he is sad to not be in nursery anymore with Josie.  (Actually their nursery class was so big that they divided it into 2 classes which separated Mason and Josie several months ago.  He wasn't too happy about not being with Josie anymore, but when I asked the teacher what her reasoning was in separating the 2, she said it was because Mason always came to the rescue of his sister.  She said he didn't have much restraint when it came to protecting her.) 

He had the great opportunity of giving his first talk, first thing in the year!  :)  He gets very shy talking to people, so I wondered how he would do.  He kept telling me, "I won't be shy, Mom."  And he wasn't.  He did a really great job and wanted Daddy to help him. 

This is what he said,

"Jesus Christ is my Savior and my Redeemer.  I love Him and He loves me.  I will live my life to be like Him and follow His example."

He held up a picture of Jesus holding a little boy on his  lap and Mason told us the little boy was him.  He was so cute with his little suit on standing at the pulpit.  You could barely see him.  Oh, my little man is growing right up!