Let the Games Begin...

As you may know, we have four extra kids under our care. Its been hextic and fun at the sametime. Today, Joelene broke out the face paint. It was alot of fun. The kids had a blast.

Check out the photo below.

Trick or Treat

We handed out candy this year. The kids dressed up. All but Cameron. He said he was too old. We had alot of kids stop this year. We ran out of candy fast.

Hike at Gettysburg with the cubscouts

Cameron, Tyler, and Dad went with the Pack last weekend for the "Billy Yank" Hike in Gettysburg. It was a five mile hike through the battlefield but both Dad and kids did fine. This was Tylers first hike and only needed one piggy back ride from Dad during the hike. It was a beutiful day and we all hand a load of fun!

Dad with the Tyler and Cameron.

View of the Battlefield.
Cameron with some of his friends.

Camping with the Family

The family took a camping trip to Condorus State Park. We roughed it. Cooked food over the campfire and had smores. We also rented a boat and toured the lake. I took the boys fishing. Both of the older boys caught one fish each. The girls stayed behind and took a nap. No the way home we stopped and checked out the new museum at Gettysburg.

Swim lessons and 4th of July, Plus a new dog...

Since our last update the two oldest, Cameron and Tyler, started swim lessons. They really enjoyed it and their teacher said that they caught on fast. Mommy took them during the week, but Dad was able to take them on the last day and get some pictures.

We celebrated the 4th by having our own fireworks at home. The kids had a blast. And holding with tradition, someone got burnt.We also got a new dog.

Hidden Valley Partner Pal 2008

This past weekend was Hidden Valley's partner pal. Our pack was the largest one there. We all stayed at the David campsite. The first night went without any problem, unless you include the fact that the boys stole all the blankets from their father.

Saturday was a busy day. First off was Rifle and Archery.
This was Tyler's first camp out with the Pack. He had a blast. Cameron and Tyler also got their first pocket knives. No cut fingers!!!

Saturday evening, the staff put on quite a show. We sang songs and were told campfire stories and skits.

Sunday morning all the scouts got to participate in the flag ceremony. It was a good time.

Vacation to New Mexio

This past week we went out to visit Joelene's sisters family in Bloomsfield, NM. It was a great time. After a five hour flight and a three hour drive, we arrived safely at her sisters. It was then that we got to meet the newest member of their family, Sara.

During during the week, we mostly hung out with the family and allowed the kids to play. It had been a couple of months since any of them saw each other, but after five minutes it was like old times.

We were also able to tour around some of the sites while we were their. One of them was the Aztec Ruins National Monument. I must say the that was one of my favorate parts of the vacation.

The other portion of the was spent visiting some of the other families, shopping, and just having fun. The week went by too quickly. We all made it home safe and sound.