It's been a good day!

Arizona First Lego League Competition, getting ready for round 1

Jared the robot programmer

Sara playing Let it Go and Up on the Housetop

Sara with a few of her recital pals

Daniel getting picked up from Double V after completing his Order of the Arrow Ordeal (think Boy Scout honor society)

Cub Scout Pack Meeting

We love cub scouts!!  Tonight we enjoyed a Magic themed Cub Scout Pack meeting. 

Jared:  I understand you like to do magic tricks. What's your favorite?

Brock:  Sawing people in half.

Jared:  Interesting, and are there any other people in your family?
Brock:  Yes, I have two half brothers and two half sisters. 

 

 Do your best skit

 

The Bear den consulting together to select the winner of the Pack Uniform Trophy

10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001

This afternoon we had an opportunity to thank our local first responders.  It was a great community event.  I'm grateful our family could attend and participate in the ceremony. 

 

A day to never forget ☼

 *photo of the scouts holding the thank you banner coming soon*

Battle Hymn of the Republic ☼

Bryan ☼

☼ Photos courtesy of Reyna's photography, used with permission.

He's a Bobcat

Jared earned his B O B C A T !!! 

Way to go Jared!  
We are so very proud of you!

 

Jared receiving his very first cub scout rank, the BOBCAT

Jared pinning the parent pin on Mom

Jared our cub scout bobcat

When Family Comes to Visit - Day 1

When family comes to town, we really know how to show them a good time!!  What do we do?  We take them to a boy scout troop BBQ?!  Seriously, this food was absolutely fantastic!!!  The dutch oven cobblers were made by Cookie Winfield himself.  YUMMY!!  The meat was slow cooked in a pit for days.  The boy scouts were our waiters and they were great.  It was a wonderful evening of fun, hayrides, 'ranch exploring', good food, lovely entertainment and great company.

We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE when family comes to town!!!

Jared, Daniel, and Tucker

Samantha, Mckell, Melece, and her kiddos

Cami and her kiddos (Eve, Samantha, Gwen)

Our FAVORITE Aunt Chris & Uncle Stan

Seriously, I should never be put in charge of picture taking.  Bryan is a much better "memory capture-er"  Oh well, at least we have wonderful memories in our mind's eye.

FYI: the boy scout troop was doing the fundraiser for the upcoming trip to Philmont.  How cool is that!

Cub Scout Blue & Gold Banquet

Daniel made a F A N T A S T I C cake 

for the cub scout blue and gold banquet.  

Not only did it look great but it tasted good too!!  

End of Day 2

The whole process took him 2 long afternoons of work. The cake is modeled after a Pokémon ball (ball used by the Pokémon character Ash Ketchum).

Great Job Daniel!!!

Pinewood Derby

The church building may have had no water or heat but the

Pinewood Derby was a hit!!

Daniel with his 'futurist' pinewood derby car

Daniel telling us all about his car as Bro. Bell looks on.

Daniel working on his car.  (picture  Jan 29, 2011)

In fact, most of the families in our area didn't have heat and few didn't have water.  Don't you just love it when a huge freeze hits a desert town?   Talk about a great opportunity to test our emergency reserves.  

Pinewood Derby

Once again Daniel did a fantastic job building his car!!

He really enjoyed the one-on-one time with Bryan.

Daniel with his car

The Black Bullet

Waiting for awards

Way to go Daniel!!!

Blue & Gold Banquet

Each boy had to make and decorate a cake for this year's blue & gold banquet. Daniel is quite handy in the kitchen so he had no problems with the assignment. After doing some research on the family fun website he went to work with minimal help from mom. It was a real blessing that we had gingerbread cookies in the freezer to serve as part of his design.

the frosted cake

the mock up

the finished project

waiting for the judging

Award for Most Creative

Way to Go Daniel!!!

He's a bear!

Daniel fought the bear (aka Bryan) and emerged victorious!

Daniel has officially earned his bear badge.

Way to go Daniel!!

Cub Scout Indiana Jones Pack Meeting

Daniel, decked out as 'Indiana Jones',

receives his religious square knot.

He's worked really hard this summer and it shows!

Cub Scout Summertime Pack Meeting

The boys receiving their chess belt loops.

Earlier in the month, Daniel & Daniel F. taught the rest of the pack how to play chess.

Daniel in a shoot out to get his awards.
He received his chess belt loop, leave no trace badge, world conservation badge, and a red bead.

Way to go!! We're so proud of you!

Chess

Daniel really enjoys playing chess. So to fulfill one of his bear requirements he and his buddy taught the rest of the cub scout pack how to play chess. Daniel and Daniel F. were both part of the chess team at school so they know the game well. They got together a couple of times to plan the activity. On the big day, they hauled all their chess boards over to the church. They had10 between the two of them! When their fellow scouts arrived, they divided them into two groups with each Daniel teaching a group. I was so impressed with they way they followed their outline and the patience they demonstrated in teaching. They did a fantastic job and every boy there earned their chess belt loop!! Way to go!!

Cub Scout Day Camp

Daniel, the cub scout, if off for his first time at cub scout day camp. Oh the FUN he did have!!

Pinewood Derby

As always the cub scout leaders did an amazing job with the event. It was a fantastic set-up, from the emergency car medic room to the weigh in station to the race track decorations, simply very cool! It was a great experience for our little Daniel!! Thank you leaders for all your hard work!!

He's a wolf!

Way to go Daniel!!

Cub Scout Blue & Gold Banquet

We had a great time at this year's

Cub Scout Blue & Gold Banquet.

Daniel earned another bead towards his rank of wolf.

The scouts singing a fun rendition of "Do your ears hang low?"

Daniel chose to display his quarter collection and marble collection.

Daniel made a batman out of black beans and lentils.

Part way through dinner, Sara decided to "adopt" herself into another family. She picked up her plate and relocated into Carrie's lap. Sara simply adores Carrie and Tarin.

The leaders did an amazing job with the decorations. Wow!! It really felt like we were transported back in time and stepped into an old fashion fair. If you have a minute stop by Camille's blog for better pictures of the decorations. They really were amazing!