Friday, March 31, 2017

An Adventure Begins...

Dearest Boys,

As I hinted in a previous post, we added a little more to our plate in March.  I don't even remember where the idea came from, but it was somehow decided that you, Colton, would join your school's scout pack.  Their are scouts at every grade level at your school but the Tiger Den (1st graders) is the largest group by far.  After hearing about the fun things your friends were doing through scouts, you were excited to give it a try!  Dad took you to your first den meeting and you two both came home with huge smiles on your faces!

When we went to the scout store to buy all of the necessary gear, I realized just how cub-scout-clueless I am...but it's been fun learning about this awesome program as we go along!

I got to take you to one of your den meetings and y'all were working on a teamwork patch (Or is a badge?  Oh, dear!) and it was an hour of giggling boys!


 I love the way that the scouts incorporate learning into almost everything they do -- that is SO right up your alley, Colton James.  I think this activity includes your two favorite things - learning and socializing - so it is such a great fit for you!!



Saturday, March 18, 2017

Spring Break

Dear Jackson and Colt,

The adults in our family were still recovering from our week at Disney so we used Spring Break to hang out around our own town and take it easy at home.    

We played a little tennis.

Jax, you did a few days of baseball camp with some of your teammates.

Colt, you were allowed to plan a "Mommy & Me" date for the two of us while Jax was away.  Not surprisingly, you picked Chuck E Cheese!


Jax, you were camper of the day!

One day included bowling with the Vaughns.

I finally discovered my hidden athletic ability!  Turns out, I'm a bowler!  ;)

Board games on the daily!

We went with some of our favorites to see Beauty and the Beast.

You two said your favorite part was the fight scene at the end.  ::eye roll::

Spring Break wrapped up with a big family date night when we took Grandpa and Grandma to Top Golf for their first time. 

We really enjoyed our week of rest and relaxation....
but we might have spent some of our time together planning a road trip for Spring Break '18...