Raingutter ragatta

This year for scouts Thomas was able to participate in the Raingutter Ragatta. I personally was not aware of this event so it was a new experience for me. 

It was a good thing Eric new what to do so he was able to work with Thomas and help him put is boat together. At this time he was into Jurassic Park so he themed his boat after that.  

The boats did not seem as intense as the pinewood derby cars so it didn't take too long for them to put it together and decorate them. Thomas was pretty excited to race his boat at the scout meeting. They had the two rain gutters set up outside and chairs so we could watch the race. 

Thomas did win the first run but not the second run. Overall he had a lot of fun and I think the enjoyed having his brother be his personal cheerleader ; ) 

Thomas gets his Bobcat

Because Thomas has a late spring birthday there were not a whole lot of scout things he was able to do until school started. We were able to do quite a few things done in his scout book during the summer but it was not until the Aug pack meeting that we was able to get some of his rewards. 

With me being new to scouts it was fun to work with him on some of his achievements. With the boy scout program the first rank you earn is Bobcat. He actually earned this pretty quick so he could move on to working on his wolf. 

Thomas was very excited to finally get to have a badge of rank on his scout shirt. He did not like the fact his shirt was "empty". With the Bobcat presentation it was a fun to him excited about his achievements. 

Along with his Bobcat he was also able to earn two belt loops he worked on to help him earn his wolf. He earned his running with the pack and digging in the past. 

Olivia's hiding place

Olivia is a very busy girl, and as much as I do not like to admit it…she is a lot like her older brother Phillip. She can find anything to entertain herself. It does not taker her long to discover things and once she started walking she was into just about anything. 

One of the things she loves to do is to get into this cupboard and move the dishes out so she can have space to sit and hide out. Sometimes I am amazed where I find some of my bakeware, but thankfully I can usually locate it.

She actually loves this game and loves just hanging out here and she can be quite happy for a long time : ) If she wasn't in there giggling you may not even know that she was in there!

Where's Olivia ?? ; )