Troop 966 went Camping

We experienced our first scout campout this past weekend. We loaded up the truck and headed to Cuivre River State Park. The men in charge had lots of stuff planned for the scouters.

We listened to a Forest Ranger talk about animals seen in the park. He let the kids pet a snake. Both Talynn and Chase thought that was awesome.

We went on a hike. It's hard to tell in this picture but the park was beautiful. I couldn't believe all the colors of the leaves.

We helped gather prairie grass seed so the rangers could plant it in other places to help the vegetation.

We enjoyed relaxing and hanging out with new friends at our camp site. The best part of the camp out was the program Saturday night. It was too dark to get pictures but the scouts and leaders performed skits, told scout jokes and sang scout songs. Some of the skits and songs were absolutely hilarious. I don't think Jon and I have laughed that hard in a long time. It was great spending time together as a family.

HOLLAND

Just wondering, Does anyone know anything about Holland as in the Netherlands?
Okay, so Holly wants me to be more specific. I'm actually wondering about a little town in Holland called Enkhuizen. I would like to know if any of you have ever visited Holland and can give me some insight on the way of life in that part of the world.

Tiger Cub

It's official, Chase is a Tiger Cub!!! He had his first Den Meeting last night. I don't know who was more excited Chase or Jon. Don't they look so cute in their uniforms?! Jon was trying to convince Chase to wear his uniform on Halloween. Jon told him everyone will give him lots of candy when they see he is a Boy Scout.

Corn Maze

On Rita's Farm is a corn maze. While we were at the farm we decided to go through the maze. Bailee and Jon have been through it so many times they have it memorized. It was getting dark when we started. Within 15 minutes it was very dark. Bailee was carrying the flashlight when we noticed Jon was missing. I knew what he was up to but didn't want to scare the kids. We found all the markers in the maze and was on our way out when Jon popped out of the corn and scared us. Bailee and Chase screamed (okay, I did too). Talynn just looked at me and said "daddy". It was great spending time together.

Rita's Farm

There is a cute little farm just down the road from us. I think Jon found it the first week we moved here. He takes the kids there all the time. Last night for Family Home Evening (we reserve Monday night to do something as a family and call it Family Home Evening) we went to the farm. There was a new batch of baby kittens so we walked back to the barn to see them. Talynn LOVES the kittens.

TALLY

So, last night I'm helping Bailee and Chase with their spelling words and I hear Talynn talking to someone. I look over and she has her purse (of course), stroller and baby. That's when I noticed her other accessory. She had put on Chase's church tie. I started laughing. She has always been about her accessories and apparently she thinks this tie is a good fashion statement. I couldn't resist taking a picture. It really cracked me up!




Since this post is about Talynn I thought I would insert something else she did today. While I was working on some church stuff Tally was playing in her bedroom. I could hear her talking to her baby doll. I thought for sure everything was okay. Then, she came in to my bedroom and I saw what had been happening. She had found a blue sharpie and colored all over her baby. I said "Tally, what are you doing?" She replied, "Church mommy, Church". That's when it all came back to me. A couple weeks ago at church Jon wrote "I love daddy" on Tally's hand. Now her baby has the same marking, except it won't wash off. I thought to myself, "perfect opportunity for a teaching moment". So, I tried to explain to a two year old that we don't write on ourselves or our babies. I told her it makes us look ugly. She replied with "No, mommy. Church, daddy." Another teaching moment down the drain!