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Feeling Festive!

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Here’s what happens when it’s cold outside, the kids are bored and mom has too much time on her hands

Tuesday Scout meeting

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Last night was the final pack meeting for 2008 and boy was it a fun one! They handed out the awards for the popcorn sales and Brady was one of eleven boys who sold $300 or more of popcorn! Brady was the only Wolf in the whole pack that sold that much. They let each boy throw [...]

Homemade Birdfeeders

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Some of the pine cones went to good use already! The kids made birdfeeders out of pine cones, peanut butter and birdseed yesterday. They turned out really good! (See previous post)

Weekend Getaway

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

This past weekend we met my parents at Bastrop State Park for a short, but fun weekend getaway. I love the Lost Pines and the feeling of being in far East Texas but only 30 minutes from home! My parents drove up on Friday to get Brady so he could have an extra night out [...]

Halloween ‘08

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

This was probably the most fun Halloween yet! I think the warm weather and the fact it fell on a Friday this year helped. There were tons of people out and lots of great decorations at everyone’s houses. The kids were hyper and ready to go out as soon as the sky was hinting at [...]

Pumpkin Carving

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

We got a late start at pumpkin carving this year, but nonetheless we pulled it off. Kacey and I started early in the morning then after Brady got home from school we did 2 more. I still have 2 more pumpkins to carve but I don’t know if my arms can take any more! The [...]

Cub Scout Campout

Monday, October 20th, 2008

This weekend we took Brady down to Garner State Park for the Fall Campout. This was our first camping trip as a family and we had so much fun! I grew up camping so this brought back so many good memories for me. We took Brady out of school early on Friday and headed out [...]

Bobcat Brady

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

This evening during our pack meeting, Brady was awarded his very first badge, the Bobcat. There were several new boys, including Brady, who were honored tonight. The leaders dressed in Indian headdress’ and spoke to the earning of the bobcat badge being a foundation of the scouting experience. One of the leaders then applied blue and yellow facepaint to the [...]

TPWD Expo

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Saturday we treked out to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Expo in South Austin. It was a fun filled day with lots of walking and lots of stuff to see and do. The kids enjoyed participating in several activities including fishing from a large pool set up under a huge tent. They could choose from [...]

Cub Scouts

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Brady is now officially a Cub Scout! We signed him up a few weeks ago and he is in a Den with his friends from school, which makes it so nice for everyone since a lot of us know each other already. He has been really excited about the meetings and activities. We are all signed [...]

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