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Drew’s Eagle Scout Ceremony
A couple weeks ago we celebrated Drew's accomplishment of earning Eagle Scout. Rob and I really wanted to make it special, so we spent a great deal of time. I…
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Memories of the Month {7.2015}
This month I was happy about: getting a new camera and lens!! Rating system for books & movies: ♥ ♥ = Love it! A must read/see! ♥ = Really good!…
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James Baird Honor Scout Award
Last night the boys' Scout Troop held their end of the school year court of honor. Many merit badges nad rank advancements were handed out, as well as the swearing…
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Alex’s 1st Camp Out as a Boy Scout
Family Friday A couple weekends ago Alex attended his first Boy Scout campout without Rob or us as a family. Boy Scouts is quite different from Cub Scouts in that…
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Memories of the Month {4.2015}
This month I was happy about: that something miraculous happened and now my blogs are working normally. *fingers crossed* This year I'm going to rate the books & movies. Here's…
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Alex’s Arrow of Light Ceremony
Family Friday Last Friday night was big night in the life of our family for 2 reasons. It was the Arrow of Light Ceremony and for those who are not…
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Eagle Project Proposal
Family Friday {Eagle Project Proposal} Drew wrote his plan for Eagle Project Proposal and he before the board last week. So exciting! This is one of the first steps in…
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Blue & Gold Banquet
Family Friday {Blue & Gold Banquet} Last week was the annual Cub Scout Blue & Gold Banquet. It was our last one, since Alex is moving up to Boy Scouts…
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Boy Scout Ski Trip 2014::Gatlinburg, TN {Day 3 & 4}
If you missed my post about Day 1 & 2, you should read it here first. Sunday we got up pretty early so we could hit the slopes before the…
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Court of Honor
During the Boy Scout Court of Honor/Christmas Party, Drew and Vincent were recognized for their leadership as Senior Patrol Leader and Assistant Senior Patrol Leader.
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Dallas, Texas
Monday we said our goodbyes to Maria and fam. Then it was back on the road headed to my favorite state, Texas!!! We were surprised to see some “mountains” in Southern Oklahoma.
We went to a scenic lot and saw that Oklahoma is the hope of the Reflection seismograph .
Not long after that we saw this just that made my heart sing. **cue the sounds of angels singing**
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Boy Scouts Chill at the Lake
Saturday was Drew's Boy Scout's Troop chill at the lake day. A fun time was had by all! We enjoyed burgers and hotdogs, tubing, waster skiing, knee boarding, and fellowship.…
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Drew’s Upcoming High Adventure Trip to Philmont
The guys on one of their practice hikes at Chewacla State ParkIt's usually this time of year, when I send out the address where you can send Drew cards, letters,…
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Trip to Birmingham
Drew and the AHS JV soccer team were in a tournament back in April. He went up with the team. Rob and I went up Friday night to watch the 2 games. Drove back to our friends’ lake house in Dadeville, then served at Emmaus Saturday morning and headed back up to Birmingham after that. Alex was with Rob’s mom while we did all this.
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ScoutFest at Auburn City Fest {2013}
This was the 2nd year that our BSA district participated in the Auburn City Fest. Rob was in charge of the “ScoutFest” again this year.
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Arrow of Light Ceremony 2013
This past Saturday evening our Pack celebrated the accomplishments of 9 of scouts who have earned the Arrow of Light award. This year we did the ceremony at the Forest…
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Troop 50 Christmas Party
Last night we attended Drew's Troop Christmas Party. After dinner, the boys tried to stump the Scoutmaster by tying knots and then, he had to attempt to tie it. Needless,…
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Camp Sequoyah
This year Drew decided to attend a different Boy Scout camp. Since his troop is so large they usually have 2 different groups go to 2 different camps. The last…
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Becoming a Better Leader
Last week, Teenager was away at his first camp of the summer. We dropped him off on Sunday at Camp Jamison which is part of Camp Bert Adams, the wilderness…
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Scout Expo 2012
Saturday we dropped Drew off at a friend's house as he would be riding up with another player for the 3rd game of state cup. The rest of us ventured…