Cub Scout Family Weekend Campout

This weekend we enjoyed the district
family campout for cub scouts. It rained
cats and dogs on Friday - even though we
drove all the way out there to camp it was
just raining to much for us to want to stay
so we came back home and went out there
Saturday morning and camped that night.
We thoroughly enjoy these campouts as they
are great for both the boys and their siblings.
Avery loves it just as much as Aaron does. For
this campout the boys had the opportunity to
hike, bb guns, archery, and plain just get really
dirty in the woods.  
We love our Pack 46!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

A little green for school! Don't they look so
cute!

Lafayette/Anniversary Weekend

We celebrated our 11th year of marriage
with dinner at our favorite crawfish place
in Lafayette.  We stopped by Bub Bub's
favorite bakery on the way in so the kids
could pick out a few treats.  We had a
great dinner and Aaron tried some crawfish
again this year... Avery didn't.  Maybe next
year for her!

Pinewood Derby

The cub scouts had their annual pinewood derby
last weekend.  The kids created 2 great cars
this year - The Dazzler and BB8's Revenge.
Aaron's car did way better than last year but
did not win any awards for speed.  Both kids
did win for design though so that was exciting.
Avery won 1st place for design in the sibling
category and Aaron won 3rd place for design.
Daddy is already planning his strategy for next
year.

My Wolf Scout

We had Blue and Gold banquet for scouts
this weekend.  This is when the boys make
their rank and get their awards.  Aaron is
proud to now be a wolf scout. We are really
enjoying our year in scouts and the pinewood
derby is next weekend which will be exciting.
I am now serving as pack secretary
and Andrew is now assistant cub master. 

Photo Shoot

We had a short photo shoot last week
with a friend who is a photographer.  I wanted
to get some shots of the kids in their
activity outfits.  I love the way they turned out.

Spirit Week at Pre-K

In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday this week
the pre-k had a spirit week with a theme
each day.

Monday- Crazy hat day- Thanks to Uncle
Tim for making the balloon hat unfortunately
Avery deemed it "way to crazy" and refused
to get out of the car wearing it.  I did capture
a picture though.
Tuesday- green day-- in honor of green eggs
and ham
Wednesday- Crazy uniform day-- she
also refused to participate in this because
she said she didn't want to wear her uniform
"crazy"
Thursday-Story book character day-
she went as Wenda from the Where's Waldo
Friday- Free dress/Crazy Sock day 

Mommy/Daughter Date

While the boys were gone to the USS
Alabama the girls had a date day. Avery
choose the mall and target with a stop
for lunch at Chickfila.  We also got her some
"coffee" at target just like mommy.

USS Alabama

Daddy and Aaron went on a cub scout
trip to the USS Alabama in Mobile, AL to
stay overnight aboard the ship. Jackson and
Spencer went as well and everyone was
able to ride together down there.  The boys
had a great time and so did the dads.  The
sleeping...well that is another story... there
was not much sleeping for the dads. 

Upward

Aaron has had a great time playing Upward this year.
We are proud of his good sportsmanship and practicing
he has been doing.  We can't wait to play again
next year.  Avery will be able to do Upward Cheer next
year as well which she is excited about.

Sushi Sushi!

We took the kids to eat at our favorite
sushi restaurant.  Aaron tried sushi and fried
rice for the first time and he loved it. Avery
tried a bite of the rice but that was it.

Lunch Date with my girl

The kids like for me to eat lunch with them
from time to time. I aim to eat with them at
least once every two weeks.  I enjoy it as
much as they do.

2nd Grade New Orleans Field Trip

Last week Aaron went on a field trip to New Orleans
to visit the aquarium.  I was able to go with him and
thankfully was able to ride the charter bus as well.  We
saw and IMAX movie about space travel, then ate lunch
outside, and last we toured the aquarium.  Aaron's class
was very well behaved and we all had a wonderful time.

Happy Valentine's Day

Avery had a project to make a mailbox for
her valentine's day party at school. I am thankful
that JuJu loves to craft so she helped Avery
create this awesome castle.  It even survived
the bus ride home so I put it up on her shelf
to reuse next year!