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| La Duni Latin Cafe |
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| Musical brothers |
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| Fun in the Leap Frog Forest |
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| Making silly Math jokes at the museum enterance |
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| Asking an expert about space |
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| T-Rex |
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| Soaring with eagles |
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| Learning about tornadoes |
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| Total concentration |
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| Revenge of the Robots |
Sunday, September 17, 2017
La Duni and The Perot
This morning we had brunch at La Duni in Dallas. The food was wonderful, and it's always fun to try a place we've never been! After filling our tummies, we headed over to The Perot Museum, because Clay had some important business to conduct (and because we really love science museums). One of Clay's scouting requirements was to write down two questions about space to ask an expert, and then track down an expert at a museum or planetarium and ask the questions. Clay wanted to know, "Why does the moon appear smooth when you look at it, but if you go to it, it appears rough?" and "Why do the planets appear to be brighter than the stars?" He found his expert in the Expanding Universe Hall and did a great job of asking his questions and gathering the information! Once the business was taken care of, we were free to explore and enjoy the rest of the museum, and we had a great time.
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Big Day for the Little Man
Clay had his first soccer scrimmage this morning, and I can't even describe the all cuteness and chaos! It was adorable and somewhat comical to watch. We all had such a great time! Clay had lots of time in the field and also had a chance to play goalie.
This afternoon, Clay had his first opportunity to sell popcorn with some other members of his Cub Scout pack at Walmart. He was the only Tiger scout there and therefore the youngest, but he held his own selling with the older scouts. He's a natural salesman, and he's super cute, so he had a lot working in his favor. We are just so proud of our little guy!
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| Clay getting in on the field action |
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| Guarding the goal |
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| Making a big play |
This afternoon, Clay had his first opportunity to sell popcorn with some other members of his Cub Scout pack at Walmart. He was the only Tiger scout there and therefore the youngest, but he held his own selling with the older scouts. He's a natural salesman, and he's super cute, so he had a lot working in his favor. We are just so proud of our little guy!
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| Who's going to say "No" to this sweet little Tiger Cub?! |
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Regatta and Cotillion
Clay got to participate in his first scout activity today: The Raingutter Regatta. He had a blast getting to wear his uniform and competing against the other Tiger Cubs.
Meanwhile, Weston was off to participate in his first Cotillion class--a class designed to teach middle school and jr. high kids the basics of etiquette and ballroom dancing. He was a little nervous at first, but he enjoyed the class and looked so handsome.
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| Creating a mighty wind at the regatta |
Meanwhile, Weston was off to participate in his first Cotillion class--a class designed to teach middle school and jr. high kids the basics of etiquette and ballroom dancing. He was a little nervous at first, but he enjoyed the class and looked so handsome.
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| Off to Cotillion |
Saturday, September 09, 2017
Sibling Week
Ruth's cross country team invited younger siblings to join them at practice this week and then participate in a special one-mile race at the meet today. Max, who was born to run, was the only one of Ruth's brothers to get in on the action, and he loved it. Both kids performed very well today, and we are proud of both of them!
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| Hitting it hard |
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| Off they go! (Apparently a lot of little brothers felt the need for speed!) |
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| Focused on the finish line! |
Friday, September 08, 2017
The Scouting Report
A couple of weeks ago, Weston joined a local Boy Scout troop and this afternoon took off on his first weekend campout. He is so pumped up about being part of this group and about checking things off his list to earn the merit badges. Everything about scouting seems to be right up his alley, and I'm so excited that he has this opportunity.
Inspired by his big brother, Clay decided to join Cub Scouts. We went to the first meeting last night, and today he got to go to the Scout Shop to pick up his uniform and accessories. Man, does he feel big, even though he's nowhere near big enough to actually fill out his uniform, which was the smallest size they had! This afternoon, he got to paint his boat for the Raingutter Regatta happening on Sunday, and he started working on the activities in his book. He's so proud of himself, and I'm glad I get to be his Tiger Adult Partner.
I'm proud of my guys and am eager to see how they learn and grow through these experiences!
Inspired by his big brother, Clay decided to join Cub Scouts. We went to the first meeting last night, and today he got to go to the Scout Shop to pick up his uniform and accessories. Man, does he feel big, even though he's nowhere near big enough to actually fill out his uniform, which was the smallest size they had! This afternoon, he got to paint his boat for the Raingutter Regatta happening on Sunday, and he started working on the activities in his book. He's so proud of himself, and I'm glad I get to be his Tiger Adult Partner.
I'm proud of my guys and am eager to see how they learn and grow through these experiences!
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| My big Boy Scout, ready for the camping trip |
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| My little Tiger Cub |
Wednesday, September 06, 2017
Mouth Bling
We suspected the day was coming, but we didn't realize it would be today. We thought Weston was just going into the orthodontist for an evaluation, but he sure enough came out with a mouth full of metal. He's not overly thrilled about it, but he still managed to flash his sweet smile at me.
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| Showing off the bling |