Pack Meeting

Tonight Rhett had a pack meeting. J usually takes Rhett to Scouts, but since he was working late, I took him to the church and dropped him off. When I got home, J had called me and asked if I got Rhett to his pack meeting. I said, "Yes. I dropped him off and came home." He said, "You are supposed to stay. They get their awards at pack meetings and he's getting one tonight." Well, I am a girl and don't know much about Scouts. So I hurried and got me and the girls ready and got back up to the church.
We got there just in time. As we were walking into the gym, his den was up in the front doing the salute.

Then they started to read everyone's names and the awards they were receiving. They asked for all the moms to come up and stand behind their sons. Rhett said, "My mom isn't here." Of course, he didn't see me walk in. So I surprised him when I went to the front. Each boy in his den had earned their Bobcat badge, and then they pinned a Bobcat pin to each of their moms (Kenna wouldn't leave my side.)

After all the awards were presented, they had all the kids participate in some games. They were about showing how difficult it is for people who have disabilities. So they learned Braille and how to use a wheelchair. Talk about an eye-opener. Rhett said he was lucky he doesn't have a disability.

I was so glad J had told me to get my butt up to the church. Rhett would have been the only scout without a parent present. I have to say, I am one proud Momma. And I now know what a Pack Meeting entails and will not show up late to another one again.

I finally got "pinned"!

FIRE!!!

Today was Ry's field trip to the fire station. Since J didn't have to work till late, he decided to take her because he hasn't been able to attend any of her field trips this year.

They started in the meeting room to learn about fire safety and then the kiddos answered questions to see how much they knew. Ry said she was brilliant!

After the "seminar" on fire safety, they were all taken on tour around the fire station. They saw their bedrooms, kitchen, gym, hang-out area, the room that stores their uniforms, the pole they slide down, and then the trucks and ambulances.
*Fun Fact* Did you know there is a difference between a fire truck and a fire engine? A fire truck houses the ladder and no water, and a fire engine houses the water and no ladder. I had no idea!


They even had one fireman dress in all their gear to show the kiddos how much they have to wear during a fire. They even timed him...under 1 min to get everything on.

Then they gave all the kiddos a fire hat and sticker! Ry thought she was so cool to be an honorary firefighter!


Time for a class photo (and a few younger siblings joined in) with the firemen.

Ry and Mabel (our neighbor and Ry's good friend)

Parker's Head Back West

I can't believe how lazy I've been at blogging. At the beginning of March, the Parker clan went on a trip to check out houses in Washington. They are being re-located...Yay!!! They were able to make a quick detour to Utah for 1 night. So the Allens and Parkers all met at Chuck E. Cheese to play, eat, visit, celebrate Jaycee's birthday, and meet baby Hadi!
As usual the Allens stayed until the very last minute...as they were closing up. We don't get to see them much and we couldn't get enough of them. And the cousins had so much fun playing and not getting into trouble for being loud and running around....Where a kid can be a kid!





The next day, we were able to have a little sister time before they headed up to an endowment session at the Logan Temple, and then up to Washington. We ate lunch at Dawn's and let the cousins play again while us girls and Mom just sat around and talked. We are so famous for that, but it was so much fun just visiting.

Kiss Me, I'm Irish!

St. Patrick's Day was so much fun this year. We usually don't do anything, but the night before Rhett asked if he could make some traps to catch a leprechaun. Of course, I was more than happy to let him.

He was so excited to show them off (sorry we cut off the top of his head.) He even set his traps with his real gold dollars to tempt those little guys. When they woke up, he hadn't caught any leprechauns in his traps. The leprechaun didn't even steal his money and left the kiddos gold chocolate coins, though he did make a mess of our napkins. He must have checked his traps at least 10 times that day, but to no avail, he only caught a string from the leprechaun's hat (on his sticky hat trap) and a feather from the leprechaun's coat. He is already planning how to make next year's traps better.


I made a St. Patrick's Day breakfast...green eggs, green pancakes, and green milk with green straws. I don't mind doing fun things for my kiddos. Especially when Rhett said they were the best pancakes he's ever had! Totally makes it worth it.


After breakfast, we got ready for the afternoon. Me and the girls were going with my Mom to my cousin's bridal shower, and Rhett was going to have some alone time with Grandpa. When we got to my Mom's, they said they had 2 extra tickets to the Jazz game that night. So they arranged for Dawn to watch the girls after the shower for 30min. until J could pick them up on his way home from work.
I already had a St. Patrick's Day dinner planned for the kids...green mac-and-cheese, green jello with green cool whip, green peas, and green kool-aid. So while me and Rhett went to the Jazz game with my Mom and Dad (they did win in overtime!)...

...J took the girls home to enjoy dinner!