Monday, August 24, 2009

The Boys of Summer (and a Couple of Girls, Too!)

Sorry for the long wait for a new post. This may not make much sense, but here are some new pictures. My editing was all messed up, so they are not in any special order. All of the Scout pictures were taken on the same day, but it was too much work for me to fix it. Sorry.
Nick loves to play baseball. He had another great season. Here is a picture of him playing.
One of the things our Scout troop does is bridge from Cubs into Scouts. They literally walk across this bridge. It is symbolic of their growth and achievement. They sign the bridge after the crossing. It is fun for the younger boys like Nick to the names of the older boys that have gone before him.
Lily and I went to the pool a lot this summer. Here is a picture of her enjoying the water.


Our baby Jack is growing so fast. At 4 months he weighed in at 17 lbs., 10 ozs.! I thought this was such a cute picture of him. He is a very sweet baby. Our whole family is really enjoying him.

When I downloaded the pictures from my camera there was 15 shots that I didn't take. Here is a sample for you.
Nick recently received his Arrow of Light at Cub Scouts. This is the highest award you can get in cubs, so it is a big deal.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Happy Birthday Nick

Nick turned 11 years old this year. I can't believe how grown up he is becoming. He is turning into a very good young man. We love him so much. He is caring, smart, talented, and fun to be around. We are happy to have him as a member of our family. Enough gushing.

Nick had a really fun party. Only 3 kids could come, but they had a great time. Nick wanted to do a Nerf Gun War, and that is what they did. It was so easy for us. We just provided food and Nerf guns and the boys did the rest. Nick was all smiles at the end, so I think it was a success.