He's a Webelo

Thomas is now a Webelo!  He bridged over from being a Bear Cub Scout to a Webelo which he will be for two years until he becomes a Boy Scout!

We had a very special ceremony in Bridgeland with the K9 unit as our special entertainment.  We learned some really interesting things about police dogs and the way they work!

 Nick and his owner....

 Thomas earned his Bear Badge and a few other awards

bridging over from Bears to Webelos!  

We are so proud, and after hearing about 5 different Eagle Scouts that we have at our church, I am even more pumped about him being involved in such a great organization!

Bridging to Brownies

Mary Frances' Daisy scout troop bridged to Brownies last week. We had a fun party to celebrate their accomplishments after the ceremony!Each of the flower buckets (yes, I did reuse them) had a portion of the Girl Scout Law sticking out of it to remind us that we are girl scouts at every stage!

The girls actually walked over a bridge to symbolize the transformation.
As they walked over and received their Brownie Pins, they removed their Daisy smocks, and we placed them on the railing of the bridge.
Check out our new "Batch of Brownies"!!

Girl Scout Camp

Mary Frances and I went on a girl scout day camping trip a few weeks ago with a few other Daisies in her troop. It was a gorgeous day to be outside!
I'm in love with this picture of her!
The younger girls went to the horse farm and "groomed" the horses with all types of special brushes!
This horse made me wish I was getting my hair brushed! She was really enjoying the attention!
After a long day of hiking, grooming, playing games, singing, and crafts, the girls crashed in the car.

We are so excited to be involved in scouts and to have all the opportunities that come with it!

...next up...GIRL SCOUT COOKIES!!!!

Camping

We went on our first Boy Scout camping trip last weekend at Fairfield Lake State Park My parents bought us a tent for Christmas (and gave it to us early)! We bought a few other essentials - like chairs for hanging around the fire, a percolator for coffee, and a single burner stove - to make our trip a little easier!

We had a great time being out there, and we're looking forward to the next trip!

We were so excited that Jessie was able to come with us! Hopefully, she'll send me more pictures to add to this post!! :)
UPDATE: Here's one from Jessie..aren't they cute?

On My honor...

Thomas and Mary Frances joined scouts this fall. We are all so excited about the fun events to come and the life lessons to be learned!Mary Frances is a Daisy Scout. It comes before Brownies! We really can't wait to sell GS cookies in January!!!The scouts were in the Veterans' Day Parade at the school last week.

We have already been to one Girl Scout outing where the whole family got to play outside for a few hours and picnic. It was a nice change from our normal activities!