Saturday, November 20, 2021

SPL!

 Kat went to her Scout meeting this week intending to run for Patrol Leader - the leader of just the 9 girls in her patrol. Instead, she was encouraged to run for Senior Patrol Leader, and she won! That means she runs Troop meetings for ALL the girls, runs the leadership planning meetings, and is the go-to for Scouts to ask questions to. It's a big role, and we're all super proud of her!

Here she is giving her SPL election speech. 


Thursday, November 18, 2021

Camperall 2021

Tommy's Scouts den was super excited for Camperall, the Cub Scout event where they compete against other Packs showing off their scout skills. They form a patrol, and then come up with a name, flag, and chant. They were the SUSquatches, a combination of sasquatch and "sus" (suspicious) from the game "Among Us".
Here they are showing off their spirit and their chant, and getting ready to play Ultimate Frisbee.
They won their first game, but got beat in the semi-finals. 
Here are their prize mini-frisbees.
That's some serious scout spirit!
They competed in fire building...
Tent building, knot relays, first aid, flag ceremony, obstacle course, and trivia. 
But they mostly liked chucking things in the swamp. 
They camped out at Central Park for the night...
Lilly, Liam, Tommy, Luke H, Ryan, Owen, Remy
They made sandwiches for lunch, then cooked their own hot dogs and s'mores cones for dinner. 
That night they performed the "Invisible Bench" skit at the campfire, and took home 3rd place ribbons in knot tying, first aid, and the obstacle course. They also got first place for their flag! We were so proud of them! 
They really work well together, encourage each other, and have a ton of fun together. What a great group!
L to R: Maddie, Remy, Luke F, Mom, Tommy, Lilly, Ryan, Amy, Owen

 

Halloween 2021

We weren't quite sure what we were going to be for Halloween this year. Plague doctor seemed appropriate...
But we were all excited to get into the Halloween spirit, even Gizmo!
We baked some pumpkin-shaped pumpkin muffins...
And Kat did some spidery spooky eye makeup for school.
We carved our pumpkins...
And then showed off our costumes. This is Ted Lasso, complete with authentic mustache.
Tommy is Sabito from the anime "Demon Slayer"
"Under His Eye" - A handmaid from "The Handmaid's Tale"
And a Holy Cow. See the halo? 

We met up with the neighbors for the annual Halloween potluck...
And then both kids went their separate ways. Tommy went trick-or-treating with Remy, who was Louise from "Bob's Bugers".

Kat and her friends all decided to be angels and devils. Kat decided that was boring, and revamped her angel to become a Holy Cow. 
So Mom and Dad had to have a few drinks! Mom said undermining the patriarchy made her thirsty...
Happy Halloween!



Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Step it Up

Why is the Step it Up fundraiser, where the kids run around on inflatables, always on the hottest day? 
Tommy was undeterred, and came home from school even dirtier than he usually does. 

Kat and Emily had fun racing. Kat had more fun because she won. 


Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Fall Sports

No, monster truck driving wasn't Tommy's sport this fall...
Soccer was! He still likes playing defense, and his team took 2nd place in the regional playoffs. Here he is celebrating with his good buddy Ollie.
Go Silver Bullets!
He said this was his first "non-pity trophy". No more participation awards for this kid!

Kat played volleyball at the rec center...
And played against her good buddy May a few times. 

Mom's friend Jill was their coach, and they had such a great season! They learned a lot and really bonded as a team, and took 1st in playoffs!
Sean, Sam, Casey, Alyssa, Evie, Angel, Jojo, Khloe, Coach Brown, and Kat
They beat May and Linh's team in the finals, but no hard feelings. 

Celebrating!

Friends

It's been fun getting to hang out with friends more now that school's back in session. We even went to the St Simon and Jude fair with some friends. 
Sam, Ollie, Tommy, and Rex
Kat went on her own with Tiana. We promised to stay 50 feet away from them while we were there. 
Mom even got to have brunch and hang out with some of her Semester at Sea friends at the beach. 

We went to the movies and got these cool stuffed waffles (taiyaki)
Cookies and cream filling!
 Gizmo went on a walk with his friends Charlie and Henry.
And Kat went to the movies with a gaggle of her friends. 
Back row L to R: Kat, Sarah, Katelyn
Front row L to R: Tiana, Nadia, Emily, Kira