A Busy Scout

Saturday, T raced in his first Pinewood derby for scouts. He chose the design of his car, and a friend from church cut it out for him. Then, he chose the colors and painted the car exactly the way he wanted. T raced a total of three times. He came in 2nd twice, and 3rd once.

Tonight the boys have headed out for the annual Pack 28 cake auction. The cake had to be decorated in a scout theme. So, anything to do with nature is usually a safe choice. T wanted to make a compass cake, and use cupcakes for the North, South, East, and West markers. 

Mom and Dad are proud of T. He worked hard on his derby car and his cake. T has also met all the requirements for his Tiger badge. We'll post pictures of that special event very soon!

Can You Guess?

Can you guess what's on L's head?

Let's just say I think she's pretty creative when it comes to dressing up! It doesn't take much to entertain her!
Leave a comment and let me know what YOU think is on L's head!

Warmer Temperatures

This past weekend we enjoyed warm temperatures and beautiful sunshine! We spent a lot of time outside. It was wonderful to have the windows open, feel the breeze, and hear the birds singing! We enjoyed playing football and tag. We also enjoyed eating some of our meals out on the deck.

Learning to Type

I found this neat typing website from a friend's blog.

K has had a blast and Dad and I stand amazed as we watch her TYPE!!!! I mean really type, and type correctly, and type without looking at her fingers!!!!!

T has been under the weather this week, and I can't wait to see how awesome he does when he gives it a try!

March Snow

On Monday morning we woke up to a lot of snow...and it kept coming until early afternoon. The wind was so fierce that we had huge drifts, and lost electricity for about 8 hours. It reminded us of last winter when we were without electricity. Click here if you do not know about that lovely experience. 

The children did not get to go out and play in it until today (Wednesday) because T has been sick. K was sick with the same viral junk last week. I'm praying L gets left out of this business.

Tuesday = Baking Night

The boys go to scouts on Tuesdays, and the girls and I do some baking. We're on a muffin kick right now. One of our favorite kinds of muffins to make are orange juice muffins, and the recipe can be found at the Hillbilly Housewife website. For the icing recipe, mom substitutes orange juice for the milk. K likes to fill the muffin cups up, and L loves to stir the eggs.

Waste Not Want Not

When you're done eating all your cereal, do you drink the milk out of your bowl? Well, T always does. This morning he missed his mouth somehow, but that didn't stop him from slurping up his spillage from the kitchen counter!