Family Tradition

My niece Cheri just blogged about the topic of traditions, so here's one for us. Scouting. Our family's participation in scouting began when I was called as a Webelos leader when Jesse was 5 years old. Annie Burns was my partner and through her teachings, I learned everything possible about Webelos. From there, I moved around and was a Bear and Wolf leader. Greg and I were also called at one point, to be the cubmasters. Once the boys moved into Boyscouts, Greg took over as the person in charge of helping them navigate through rank advancements and merit badges.
Currently, Greg is the Asst. Scoutmaster which gives him a great opportunity to help Luke with his Eagle project (more details to follow, paper work stage at this point) and Michael with his scouting requirements. Both Jesse and Kel are Eagle scouts.
Here are pictures of the latest court of honor. Michael received his Life and 11 merit badges. Luke received one merit badge (as he is done and awaiting approval for his Eagle project).

Lunch

I have now taught PE for 5 years, which means my first group of kids just graduated from high school. I decided to plan 3 luncheons a year (summer, winter break, and spring break) and invite any and everyone that went to O'Callaghan. Our first "reunion" was Tuesday at Ci Ci's pizza. It was so fun to see all my students doing so well and succeeding in sports and academics! The luncheon was especially wonderful because The Leavitts (with baby B) and Mrs. Davis were there as well with her kids. I hope we have another good turn out at the next lunch during the winter break.

50 miles bike ride

Greg has been working with his scout troop on their biking merit badge all summer. This weekend, they went up to Pine Valley and rode into St. George to finish up all their requirements. Michael did such a great job during his ride. I knew he was tired but he kept biking and never once complained.

Weekend Getaways

This weekend, we headed to our favorite California beach spot-Hermosa Beach. Greg's sister showed us a great spot on Longfellow Blvd. when we were first married. No matter how many beaches we go to, every year, we make a trip to Hermosa at the exact same spot by the lifeguard shack. This time, I watched my niece Carly for about 15 minutes before she realized she was standing in the ocean next to her uncle Greg. She was there for the weekend from Utah visiting her parents.

Day at Adventure Dome

It has become a family tradition to go to the Adventure Dome once each summer with my cousin Kim and her kids Kaden & Ashley. Through the years, I've gotten wiser and thus, today, I had Tylenol and ear plugs!

Another case of hair today, gone tomorrow

After 5 years of growing out my hair, on a whim, I asked my stylist to cut it all off. I wanted a "butch" cut, which she wouldn't do. We settled on this and it's gonna be fun to grow it out :)

Luke's 1st paycheck

Luke got paid his first paycheck for his first official job. He has been working at our dentist's office - Dr. Heidemann.