For the annual Blue and Gold Cub Scout Banquet our pack does a dessert competition. Sam and I were thinking about various desserts we could try to make when I suggested Better Than Sex cake. Once Sam and the other kids heard that name for a dessert, it was all over and they just had… Continue reading Dessert Competition
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Rex’s Conehead
Rex has been licking his foot lately. The people we got him from said he got hit by a car when he was a young dog and he apparently licks the scar on his foot as well as the joint where the vet says he has arthritis. He licks it so much that all the… Continue reading Rex’s Conehead
Sam’s Wolf Award
Sam was excited to receive his Wolf award at the Pack Meeting. With so many other boys Sam’s age, there were a lot of awards being handed out which tends to make Pack Meeting go a bit long but I appreciate the work that the Cub Scout leaders do and the time they spend on… Continue reading Sam’s Wolf Award
Ice Skating with Caroline
The past few years the Activity Days group has had a daddy-daughter ice skating activity. I enjoy ice skating, although my ankles certainly don’t appreciate it the next day. In the past I’ve gone with Emily and Anne. This year was Caroline’s turn. Caroline is a rather timid ice skater at first but eventually she… Continue reading Ice Skating with Caroline
January Birthdays
Unfortunately for Caroline, it wasn’t her turn for a friend party this year so she had to share her birthday party with me. I guess that’s just the price you pay when your birthday is a day after your dads. On the plus side, you get to have two different kinds of cake!
Basketball and Bowling
Ever since Grandpa Kent went to Hong Kong, I haven’t bothered to get BYU basketball tickets. While I’m a fan of BYU Basketball, I’m not a big enough fan to want to go to games by myself and the number of games during the work week makes it hard to take Sam or other kids… Continue reading Basketball and Bowling
Emily’s Birthday 2010
By the time you’re 15, birthday’s in our house are a pretty low-key affair. You get a cake and a present or two but no party other than your family singing happy birthday. On the bright side, when you turn 15 you can now go out and get your learner’s permit. Emily hasn’t got learner’s… Continue reading Emily’s Birthday 2010
2010 Annual Christmas Lights Trip
Our annual trip downtown with Aunt Lori to see the Christmas lights. This has become a fun tradition.
‘Tis the Season
My kids have been asking me since before Thanksgiving when we were going to put up Christmas lights. The problem with Christmas lights is that I’m completely afraid of heights and can’t bear to get up on our roof again after the first time I put lights up several years ago. Last year I bought… Continue reading ‘Tis the Season
Halloween 2010
Halloween wasn’t a fancy affair this year. I was too busy with school to help much with costumes and the older girls were too busy being teenagers to care about trick-or-treating like the used to. In fact, we failed to take our traditional pictures with the kids in costume although Sam managed to snap a… Continue reading Halloween 2010