More Scouts Awards...

Last week at scouts the boys made survival pouches. They were supposed to put things in them that they could use out on a hike and show what they put inside to everyone at tonight's Pack Meeting. Gage had a wallet in his and Max had a flash light and a camera. Maybe, not Man vs. Wild quality, but sweet boys nonetheless!! I love these two adorable guys!

Tonight Gage and Max received a few awards. Gage received his Bear award and is now a Webelo. He also got another BB shooting and Archery belt loop as well as his first Geology belt loop. Max earned the BB shooting, Archery, and Geology belt loops and two yellow beads.

Max is trying to look very proper, standing straight and tall. He's sooo funny! I'm noticing how badly he needs a haircut, but he won't let us touch it!








Blake making crazy, silly faces for the photographer - Eliza.
Max performing a great magic trick!

Nurse Anesthesia school fun...

I had to go get an ear piece made for when I start clinicals. We use them to continuously listen to our patients heart and lung sounds during the surgery. Anyways, when I got it done the lady was ramming the stuff into my ear and telling me that I have no pain tolerance because I was telling her she was putting it too far. I was thinking...oh no she did not just tell me I have no pain tolerance, I have had three kids naturally! Well when the mold had set up, her assistant took it out and looked in my ear and said to the original lady, "Um...can you look in her ear, her ear drum is scratched?" Ha!! I knew it! I felt a little vindicated in my complaining. It all turned out fine in the end and my earpiece fits just fine, and it's pink of course! Can't wait to start using it.

Gage's Birthday Party

So we finally had Gage's birthday party. It was the same dilemma we always have - when to have it. It's hard, especially having just moved, because the school year is just starting and he is making new friends, but it is awkward to hand out invitations on the first day of school. So we decided to hold off a week, but then after invites were out we realized it was Labor Day weekend. My brain wasn't functioning in it's normal party planner mode with all of this school girl business I guess. I felt bad because only four boys were able to come, but Gage had fun and didn't seem to mind. He wanted to have a swimming/sports party this year. So we had the boys over and BBQ'd hot dogs and went swimming (the boys played HORSE and water football), then the boys played golf and baseball. It was a great time and when a couple of the boys fathers came to pick them up they actually had them come back later to pick them up. All in all I would say it was a great party even after being scaled back, ALOT, from what I normally do.