Lake Time Again

It is getting hot here, already! I mean really hot, like close the windows turn on the ac, hot! And I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand I am scared, its barely April, and the summers last forever here, so its way to early to be so hot already! But on the other hand I am really looking forward to swimming at the pool and going boating.

So on Saturday I talked Shawn into taking us out to the lake. We knew the water would be FREEZING, but I didn't care. It was such a beautiful day! And we are always so busy so we had to cease the moment! The boys invited friends and had a blast. They even got in the water, I was totally shocked! And they kept getting in! Hayden knee boarded, and Ethan and Alec inner tubed! It was awesome. Libby is not crazy about her life jacket. I wish they made baby life jackets that aren't so bulky, but oh well. She dealt with it. It was a great morning!

Arrow of Light

Ethan earned his Arrow of Light last week, which is the final award for cub scouts. It is really important to me that he earns his eagle scout, and I felt like if we did not make earning his Arrow of Light important too, then we would be missing out on the scouting journey. He was proud of himself for accomplishing this award. He worked hard on earning all of his beads, badges, pins and belt loops, and I believe he (we!) learned a lot of valuable lessons along the way in scouts. I am really glad we stuck with it and did not give up.

Now that Ethan is eleven he is officially a boy scout, and he is excited to be one!

Only what? 7 more years of scouting! Yippee!