Posted in Caleb, Scouts, Travel on Apr 18th, 2011 2 Comments »
Caleb and I spent some quality boy time away from the girls last week on a campout to Normandy (yes, Normandy in France). When our Scout troop first mentioned the event at the end of last year we jumped at the chance to be part of such a great opportunity. What we didn’t understand then [...]
Posted in Becca, Chris, Hannah, Kids, Scouts on Jun 23rd, 2009 4 Comments »
We’ve done a number of Family Home Evenings on this subject but sometimes we’re reminded that we need to have it again. One of those reasons is that Hannah has forgotten why she can’t answer the door when I’m not there even if she knows the person. Another reason is that Chris is finishing up [...]
Posted in Caleb, Scouts on Mar 24th, 2009 No Comments »
Caleb was able to participate in the District Pinewood Derby run-off last week. He loved sitting with the older boys from his den and getting to know them better. He was excited when he came in first in his first heat, but then indifferent as he took second and third in the other heats and [...]
Posted in Caleb, Emma, Hannah, Scouts on Mar 24th, 2009 1 Comment »
Our town has been concentrating on being a “Clean Community” for the last few years. Every year they have an awards ceremony to recognize groups that have worked on cleaning the community or done something to help recycle. Emma and Hannah’s Girl Scout troops painted some of the storm drains in the town to remind [...]
Posted in Caleb, Scouts on Feb 14th, 2009 5 Comments »
Friday the 13th turned out to be a lucky one for Caleb. The last two years Caleb consistently placed 10th at his Pinewood Derbies. Then this year, the magic Bear year, he placed 3rd! Here is a look at the some of the contenders: During the races, Caleb was pretty subdued – cheering on his [...]