The power of Scouts

 

 

 Now that CJ is 8, he is able to participate in cub scouts, and boy is he excited!    March 6th was the first day he was eligible to go.  CJ was sick through the night, so as parents we didn't know what to do.  We decided if he stays home from school, then he stays home from scouts.  We let CJ decide.  When CJ woke up the morning of the 6th, Laura asked him..."How are you feeling?"  "Just ok" was the response.  Laura then proceeded to say that whether or not he goes to school is up to him and how he was feeling.  Laura could see a little twinkle appear in his eye, as he nestled into the blanket and started watching tv.  After a pause, Laura added, "And today is Wednesday.  Your first day of scouts.  If you stay home from school, you will have to stay home from scouts."  With that announcement, CJ's eyes lit right up, he jumped off the bed, and headed straight in his room to get dressed and ready for the day and yelled over his shoulder, "I am feeling fine today, I am going to school"  Laura had never seen him so excited about school!  Clay just got called to be a scout leader, so they get to go together!  That night after scouts, CJ and Clay got chocolate milk shakes on the way home to celebrate!  (Side note:  Just so you know, Laura did follow CJ into his room and told him that if he got to school and felt sick, he HAD to come home whether or not he wanted to... and he could go to scouts the following week...sometimes things like that just happen.  Well, as it turned out -he felt great all day - and didn't show any signs of being sick after that!) The power of scouts!

Ridin' with my Honey!

With family in town for the blessing/ baptism, Clay and Laura seized the opportunity to take a ride!After a year, Laura finally got on the motorcycle with Clay again!  He's a good driver and all... it's just that a big belly doesn't make it the easiest to ride and hold on!  So, needless to say, Laura was excited to get a ride with Clayboy!  We tried to get a panoramic shot with us both in it..by swaping out the camera mid-shot, well, it sort of turned out!  Laura's arm is floating in air...oh well!  Rest assured knowing that Laura is fine..it is just the camera trying to figure out why it was getting jostled about so much mid-shot!

Detrics Big Day

Detric is such a good baby.  He is super smiley.  He makes everyone feel special because he smiles at you - All you have to do is talk to him.  It is so cute...he will sit there and just wait for someone to talk to him, and then he will just light up.  Detric was blessed on March 3.  It worked out nicely for him to be blessed the same weekend CJ was baptized.  Detric was easy to take pictures of...now if only we could get the other 3 kids to cooperate and look the same direction at the same time!!  Sometimes it is fun to include some of the "out-takes" or "real-life" pictures because yes...those truely are the "real" pictures.... life is usually a little crazy with kids!  Thanks to everyone who was able to make it and share Detric's special day with us.  It was fun to have all of you here!

 

Preston just loves his little baby brother, and does a good job at taking care of him.  Here Preston is reading a story to Detric.

Hiking in the Vegas Hills

After the baptism we took the Ward Crew out to the desert!  We wanted to share with them one of our favorite places in Vegas... Valley of Fire!  It was the perfect day - sunny, but not too hot, slight breeze, but not cold.  Everyone had a great time hiking around, exploring, scaling mountains, eating snacks, and doing what family does best.. just be together and have fun!  The adults did great, the kids did great, and the 2 babies did GREAT.  By the end, we had no injuries plus all the kids were tired, hungry, and had all their energy expired = successful afternoon!