We had a couple good days of snowfall over break, which was awesome! One of the days, I loaded up the kiddos, some neighborhood friends, the dog, and the sleds and took them sledding. 6 people, 5 sleds, and a 75-pound lab in a Highlander is quite a sight to see! I love this photo [...]
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Mr. Trumpet Guy
Way back last winter, I was chatting with Dude about 6th grade and middle school in general. I told him that in 6th grade he had to join band . . . he had to do it for at least one year. He could hate it, love it, or just like it, but he had [...]
This is the First Time!
Hey! This is the first time I’ll play my trumpet with braces!
Wow! This is the first time I’ll eat lunch at school with braces!
This is the first time I’ll go cut down a Christmas Tree with braces!
This is the first time I’ll go snowboarding with braces!
This is the first time I’ll jump on the trampoline [...]
Metal Mouth
It finally happened . . . my Dude got braces. We went for his consultation on Friday the 18th after school, and he got his braces Monday the 28th before he went to school. When we left his consultation on the 18th, he said “Wow. I left school without braces, and when I go back, [...]
Shark Attack!
I posted photos of my Princess a week or so ago when she was ready for a Halloween party. I’m finally getting around to the photos of Dude and his buddies. Being 11, he decided it was time to go with his buddies rather than his parents and sister! Who was I to say no? He’s [...]
Sewing - Not Just For Girls
After spending a couple days with Princess teaching her some sewing skills, it was Dude’s turn. In August, he was voted the Troop Historian for his Boy Scout Troop. His “job” entails keeping the troop scrapbook up to date, creating photo slideshows for Courts of Honor and other events, and maintaining the Troop Blanket. Last [...]
Let The Riding Begin
Now that cross country is officially over for both kiddos, Dude has decided he wants to ride bike to school. I wrote about that in an earlier post. I kinda thought he might change his mind. Um - nope. On days when he doesn’t need to take his trumpet, he’s been on his bike - [...]
Cookie Monster
In an effort to be the mother of a Boy Scout instead of the mother of a Cub Scout, I’m trying to let Dude be responsible for his own Boy Scout stuff. Their patrol achieved their Tenderfoot rank, so they got to elect their own patrol leader, assistant patrol leader, and quartermaster (since there are [...]
11:58
Dude had his very first school-sponsored sports function on Wednesday - his first cross country meet. It was our first meet, too - I’ve never seen a cross country or track meet before. The laid back hang out until it’s your turn attitude was very different for me, coming from team sports world where when [...]
Hike Down Pikes Peak - Barr Trail
For Dude’s hiking merit badge for Boy Scouts, he has to complete 5 continuous 10-mile hikes and 1 continuous 20-mile hike (along with a bunch of other requirements, like hike plans and all that jazz). We decided to get crackin’ on those hikes and get one done before school starts. What did we choose? Hiking [...]