Blessed Beyond Belief

Cub Scouts

William has been asking about Boy Scouts for about as long as Autumn has been in Girl Scouts.  We kept putting it off thinking he wasn't quite sure what he was asking for.  This year we decided that it might be a fun activity for him that he was ready to get involved in.

A couple of weeks ago we went to a recruitment night and signed him up.  We were fortunate to place him in a den with a leader who is an OT, IBI trained and works with kids with autism.  She was awesome.  

So today we went to Boise to the Scout office to get his uniform.  Will was so excited!  And I was just about as excited as he was to see him in it.  So cute!  He read the 'Bears' handbook all the way home.

Homecoming dance 2009

You can see last year's homecoming photos here.

Sports

We never considered ourselves a 'sports family'.  Now I find our Sept. calendar filled with volley ball games, football games, practices, and horseback riding lessons.  Whew!  Super proud of the kids though for getting out there, trying their best and having fun.

This was Autumn's first volley ball game.  Tim couldn't make it because he was taking Will to Boise for horseback riding at the same time.

Despite the ball hitting a light bulb in the ceiling and crashing down on top of them, they did great and won!  I guess those 6 am practices are paying off.

Russell has been at practice every afternoon in the late summer heat. This is the stack of practice shirts that come home dripping wet everyday.  (he does his own laundry)

Leaving for school this morning wearing his varsity jersey. (still half asleep I think).  Tonight's game is at the BSU stadium.  We've never been inside there so it should be a fun night.

Who would have thought - Tara and Tim's kids are athletes??  How did that happen?