Wolf and Weblos

Last week at Pack Meeting Mason got his Wolf and 5 arrows, which means he did 50 extra electives, and George got his Weblos. Yay!! I'm a proud Mama. I love watching them accomplish their scouting goals. Now George just has to work on getting his religious knot and Arrow of Light all in the next month before he turns 11. I think we can do it :)

George's Den did a skit at the end of Pack meeting. We come straight from football, but this time I had him change his shirt to look a little more presentable. This group of boys, loves to be silly. Oh to be 10 again.

You know your baby's not a baby any more when....

they start losing their baby teeth....

Once those big teeth start coming in they just aren't babies anymore. Instantly grown up, no more baby face. They're face changes and smile changes so much. Then you wait and wait for all the rest to fall out and grow in and hope and pray the orthodontist bill won't be too major.

She's always had perfect baby teeth and such a beautiful smile and now she has a huge hole. It's a little hard to get used to. Cute and not so cute at the same time. This is her first tooth that's she's lost actually. Most kids lose their bottom 2 front teeth first, but not MJ. So not sure what that means, hopefully those will come out soon too. She talks with a little lisp now since all that air can escape so easily. Her last dentist appt. the Dr. said she would have plenty of room for her adult teeth to come in. It was good to hear, better than having them be too crowded, right? I wasn't sure how he knew that, but I can see what he means now that she's lost that tooth. Her teeth started to move over and make room even before she lost it.

She's been so excited about losing her teeth and has asked all summer when she would start. Teeth have their own time table unfortunately. She's probably the very last of her friends and classmates that hadn't lost a tooth, until now. I remember being the same way at that age too. Watching all my friends lose their teeth and me being the last one. At least it felt that way. Losing your teeth is just such a big deal when you're 7.

~*~ Krazy Kute Kids ~*~

While in Utah the kids got in front of the computer and took these crazy pictures.

They were having so much fun.

Love 'em.

Pretty funny.
Aren't they all the cutest kids you've ever seen?
Seriously.

{ Randomness }

I signed up for Bountiful Baskets last week for the first time and got all this for $15...

It's a co-op and you can see if it's in your area at http://www.bountifulbaskets.org/. I think I love eating and enjoying all of it more because I didn't even have to shop for it at the store. You just show up and show them your receipt, then fill your own basket or big bag and take it home. You don't get to pick what they give you, but it's always a good mix of veggies and fruits. We have a pick up location just down the road in Arlington, conveniently. And there's enough that I think it'll last for at least 2 weeks. You can buy every week, but my family won't go through it that fast. So cool. I'm trying to be a better about having more healthy options around for snacks and meals and with doing it this way it's cheap and stocks up our fruit bowl and fridge. Yum. Gotta check it out to see if there's one near you.

~♥~    Two of my favorites   ~♥~

Playing with the camera:

Yesterday I was playing with a camera that Dad let me borrow. I was trying to figure out how to make things out of focus that are around what you are focusing on, the aperture setting.  These are the few that turned out out of the 50 pictures I probably took. And as you can see Mj and Mason made a nice mess after church, but made for a great practice session for me as I was sitting around playing with the camera settings.

Not the greatest, but a fun start. I've been wanting a camera that can do this, but making due with what I've got for now.

Happy Labor Day!

First day of school

The first day of school always comes with mixed emotions. But today was just exciting, not sad at all. It helps that we've lived here now for a year and the kids and I are familiar with the schools and teachers.

My 5th grader -

My 3rd grader -

My 2nd grader -

They were all excited this morning. Up right away, dressed, lunches put together and ready with lots of extra time. We'll see how long it lasts.

Here comes the bus...

They changed the way they do the bus pick ups in our neighborhood this year and all the kids K-5 ride on the same bus and go at the same time. You'd think that would be normal, but not around here, until now.

This is what Mason's into right now. The silly bandz. They come in all different shapes. He has the animal and food shapes. He wears them constantly, even to church. What are they going to come up with next? and why can't I think of it so I can make millions.

So excited for the new year. My kids are growing up right before my eyes, and they keep getting cuter and smarter and I love em even more all the time.