He's A Wolf Now

Jackson had another big moment in the world of Scouts! Last week he was awarded his Wolf badge AND earned two arrow points.

Accepting his new honor:



The pinning!



My favorite part!

And then it was time for my second favorite part: The Cheer! In this instance the black cat cheer:



His pack also performed "Old McDonald Had A Farm" during pack meeting.

Jackson and his fellow pack members:



In other Scouting related news, Jackson also participated in his first Cub Scout Day Camp last weekend.

He had to make some sort of container to hold an egg that would prevent if from breaking when dropped during the egg drop competition. He was insistent on using peanut butter, so Eric and  Jackson encased the egg in bubble wrap and then placed peanut butter all around it. Happily it worked and his egg remained intact!



 We have had beautiful, beautiful weather. But last Saturday was windy and cold! Luckily Jackson was having too much fun to notice it much.



Performing a song during closing ceremonies:



Friends:



Jackson loves being a Scout.

Sadie Face

I take approximately 1000 pictures of Sade a week. Or so it seems. So a bit of a Sadie Cake catch up.

Sade also takes approximately 1000 pictures of herself every week. They all look like this:











2. Sade and Eric while hiking. She refused to smile until we mentioned that ice cream may be in her future:




Success:




3. She continues to be a fan of these glasses:



Who can blame her?

4. An afternoon spent chillin' in the baby swing:



5. Me and Baby Sade:




We were at a store the other day and Sade mentioned to me in a surprised voice, "I don't even feel angry inside today!?"

Well that's good.

6. Eric fell asleep in Sadie's bed a couple of weeks ago, so she took the opportunity to take these pictures:



Pretending sleep:





7. Lastly, Sade and Tucker. Friends:



Happy Weekending!

12 X 12 - March 2013

Sade started the day off with a little early morning coloring:

Tucker is still with cone:



After Megan and Jackson left for school, Sade and I left for the gym. I have been going consistently for about 2 months and have seen no results. Well....except for weight gain!



After the gym it was time for Sade to be dropped off at preschool:



Then it was time for me to get my haircut.



The results:



It's a bit windblown as I cannot drive without having the windows down in this beautiful weather!

After I came home I looked at Tucker and decided he could not go one more day without a haircut of his own. I despise doing it and each time vow to NEVER EVER do it again. It is so much work. It takes me 3 days to get it all done. And every time I do it I think I am going to die of an allergy attack. But.....I  have not found someplace to send him that doesn't charge me a ridiculous amount of money to have him come home looking exactly the same. But really.....I never want to do it EVER AGAIN.



After preschool pick-up Sade and I made a quick run to Smith's for essentials:



Megan arrived home from school, but Jackson was invited over to a friends house. A couple of hours later I went to pick him up. He delights in having his window down too.



Eric is out of town, so for dinner the kids and I had a very exciting meal consisting of cinnamon toast, hot chocolate and fruit:



We spent most of the afternoon and evening outside playing, as we have spent most of our afternoons and evenings over the past couple of weeks:



Before bed Jackson requested a badly needed haircut.



I was plagued with Tucker flashbacks, but nevertheless got the clippers out and got to work. Luckily his hair is much easier to cut.

Normal, good day.