Randoms and Other things

A lot has happened between Grandpa coming to Idaho and then, us going to Colorado.

We have been so busy with camps, and sports, and other things that time has gotten away from us.

I love blogging, and all of that stuff, but sitting down and actually getting to it hasn't been happening this summer. I don't know why really, we have done plenty of things, but by the time we get home and washed up, and lay down for bed, we are all exhausted. Haha.

Well, I guess I will start with some randoms and then move on to the here and now.

One of the biggest things we have been doing this summer is Reading Camp. I host it every week for 1st going into 2nd on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Bridget and Scarlett both do it. (Different days) 

I have 14 kids and a wait list for next summer! 

We do a craft or a food project each day that goes with the chapter book I have chosen for that month.

It has been fun.

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Lucas has been doing scouts, which means, I am too.

Here are some fun ones from Day Camp:

I took 9 of the 12 bears. They have to wear their own uniforms to camp, but I had these shirts made to make MY life easier and let me tell you, it was. Can you see my boys among the others? YES!

We have done other fun things like :

play in the water

play at friends houses

rode bikes.

Mason and Jules each learned how to ride 2 wheelers this summer.

Mason first, then Juliet 3 weeks later.

My next post will be all about Colorado.

Stay tuned!

Pack Meeting - Campfire Program

With the new program, I decided to kick out some requirements all in one night!

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 The best part, it was on Lucas's birthday!!

 

 I had 3 arrow of lights too!

 The boys set up the tent, while group 2 made smores. It worked beautifully. 

 I am so glad our church building has baseball fields, and a fire pit.

 

 Lucas earned his first bear belt loop, Fellowship and Duty to God.

Also 2 new segments! A hot air balloon from camp, and a campfire for tonight!

Friends Over - part 1

We are very fortunate to live in an area where each family has a minimum of 3 kids. We are in a very heavily populated LDS area, and I love it! I also love that we live in a really small neighborhood/ward/stake. Our stake is one of the biggest in this area, but the square footage is small.

Anyway, Lucas and his friend Cole both wanted to earn their world conservation patch, so we worked together to get it done. It worked out that our neighbor had this happening in their backyard:

So we worked on a bunch of things, read the books needed to complete the requirements, and made 2 types of bird feeders.

I always seem to have scouts on the brain. I am glad we checked this off the list. :)
We also learned that Cole's birthday is on the next pack meeting, and Lucas's birthday is on the one after that! Awesome!

Pack Meeting! - Recycled Raingutter Regatta

Today was regatta day!

We moved right before our old ward had their regatta, and I am pretty sure theirs wasn't as fun as this one!

So, the snack was Jello with boats.

We had been collecting recyclables for a month. Then let the boys loose on designing their boats!

It has been rainy all month, and todays storm was particularly gnarly.

We didn't have the usual numbers, we only had 16 boys come, but, it was okay.

There were 2 set up areas.

One for the boys, and one for siblings.

The siblings had pool noodles, so nothing too hard. But, they had a great time!

Then it was time to race. But, not before the check if it floats/isbalanced station!

Ready, Set, Blow!

Poor Scarlett, Poor Sweet Scarlett. She didn't understand, even though I told her eleventeen times that you blow and then move up, she just didn't get it. So she stood there, hyperventilating trying to get her boat to move. *sigh* She is so intelligent, and at the same time...she is six.

 and then I look again, and Mason is totally getting it!

This is Brody, another one of Lucas's good friends. He made 4 boats trying to get one to move/balance/not fill up with water. He didn't complain one time,and had a good attitude the whole time. He reminds Nathan and I, of Mason. A little crazy, but such a good and kind boy.

Lucas walked out of pack meeting with the following:

The sailboat segment, Silver Arrowpoint #5, and the World Conservation Patch!

I walked out with sore feet, and colored duct tape on my butt.

I absolutely love my calling.