My "baby" turns 5!!!

I can hardly believe it...my baby boy is 5 years old today, Wed. October 1! Geesh...I can still vividly recall the story of his arrival...

He is becoming such a sweet, intelligent, thoughtful, and active young boy. We still have our "baby" moments when he reminds me he's not big yet...but those are coming fewer and farther between the other big boy moments.

Here he is having his birthday breakfast and wearing his new cape shirt from Aunt Lori, Uncle Jeff and Cousin Ian! :-) His big brother is very excited for Ryan's birthday too! :-)

Picture Day

Can you believe...this is Jack on picture day...quite a handsome fellow - wouldn't you say?!? :-)

Let's just hope the smile turns out...as many of you know...the boys are natural smile challenged...we ALWAYS get the teeth and gums cheesy smile...so fingers are crossed!

Scouting Fun...

Here we are...all decked out and ready for our first meeting! (Ryan is wearing his "uniform" too - an official Lil' Scout!)

I went to an all day leader training on Saturday and came out more relaxed and rearing to go. This is going to be fun! At this age, they just have to memorize some things, go on a few fun field trips, do some basic tasks around the house and bing, bang, boom...they get their bobcat and tiger badges. So, as their leader, I feel a lot less pressure! My job is to organize the parents so they each take one den activity - and keep us on track! :-) That...I can do.

More stories to come.

Meet the newest Tiger Cub Den Mother

Well, you're looking at the newest Den Mother of the Tiger Cubs! Yep, that's right...mostly by default...I have been selected to be a cub scout den mother for 8 first grade boys! I know, I know, you are all thinking...how can I become one too...well, there is a selection process people...they don't just take anyone asking to be a Den Mother. Ok, in reality...at the informational meeting of all the new Tiger Cubs...NO ONE...and I mean NO ONE would volunteer to be in charge of the group. So, technically...they will take anyone. However, even though NO ONE wanted the spot, I still had to fill out an application, have a background check run and have my application approved by the Pack. Soooo...after all of that...I'm in. I'll have to update often as to how this process is going. It is honestly not something I ever thought I would volunteer to do, but as circumstances have it, it is something I must do in order to have Jack (and the other 7 boys) participate in the Cub Scout organization.


No really, the outfit above is the vintage version of the den mother uniform. THIS is an example of what I have, no I mean get, to buy and wear at all scout functions. It is pretty special, I know. I plan to go to Kohls and look for the army green pants and some hiking shoes to go with it! I've got to go all the way people...no half way for this den mother!

So, wish me/us luck. It should be fun. I get to go to all day training on Saturday and the manual has lots of really fun, prescribed activities for each meeting and field trip...so look for more "Adventures in Cub Scouting" to appear in the future!