Blue and Gold Banquet

Receiving his Tiger rank.

Yes, even Addie got dressed up too. She loved wearing her cowboy boots.

Xavier started Cub Scouts this year and it has not been an easy road for him. He has not missed one meeting, but for awhile we were not sure if he really wanted to do this. He said he did and in December he finally earned his Bobcat badge. I think this was a turning point for him. In January he raced in the pine wood derby and was ok with the results and he said next year he would do better. So, I took that to mean he was serious about scouting.

A few weeks later, I bought him his uniform.

Last night was th Blue and Gold Banquet. It is an important dinner where the scouts entertain the crowd with skits and jokes and then receive awards at the end. The theme this year was Turn Back the Clock. Each den had a time era assigned to them. The Tiger's were Western, so all the boys dressed as cowboys. Their table won for best design.

Xavier earned his Tiger rank and some more elective beads.

He had a great time and he looked so cute in his uniform!

Pool Party and some Texas Roadhouse!

Addison was not happy b/c she was NOT getting presents. It's so hard being 3. LOL!! (Yes, I took this so I could show her when she was older.)

Xavier wanted a pool party for his birthday this year. We have a great place called the South Cobb Aquatic Center. They have all the things kids love: kids splash area, small slides, lazy river, diving board, swim area, and a large water slide. The best part was that we pretty much had the whole place to ourselves! There were about 4 other families the whole night and no other parties, so we had the party room for 4 hours too!!!!

On his actual birthday, we took him to Texas Roadhouse, so the waitresses could sing Happy Birthday to him. He has wanted to do this for awhile. He had a really nice time.

I had gotten both of the kids binoculars for their birthdays. I had to wait until Xavier's birthday to hand them out. They LOVED them!!! ( I got them on an after Christmas sale for $2.70 a pair)