Organized Chaos

Week 33 -- Tenderfoot!

This Saturday was Sam's Court of Honor in Boy Scouts and he earned the new rank of Tenderfoot.  It was a fun day of picnicking, official presentations, and baseball!

The older boys in the troop award the promotions in rank and the merit badges.

A group shot with some of the boys and the Dads.

Sam gave me a "Mommy pin" to thank me for my contribution to his success making Tenderfoot rank.

Sam really enjoyed playing baseball with the other scouts and dads. He is not much of a sports kid, so it was fun to watch him really enjoy playing baseball.

It is great to see how Sam is connecting with the other boys in his troop. I can see how Scouts will help him to develop into a more responsible young man.

Week 32 -- Back to School

The kids headed back to school this week.  This year all three kids will be at James Irwin Charter school.  T and G are at the High School and S is in the next building at the Middle School.  It is exciting that the kids will all be in the same place this year. :)

Sam is rocking the uniform this year for middle school.

Georgie is excited about business casual this year as a freshman.

Thea is finding her own sense of style here in her junior year. :)

12 Aug 2015

 

Weeks 30 and 31 -- The Ren Fest and a surprise Grandparent visit

Every summer we try to get out to Larkspur, CO for the Renaissance Festival.  The people watching is delightful.  We ride an elephant, Sam likes the games, the food is too expensive, but good, and we always love going. :)

 

My parents decided to drive out for an end of the summer visit.  We ventured out for a few little adventures.

 

 The end of summer is near.