Scout Expo April 24, 25 & 26 -2009

The Troop set up a backpacking exhibit at expo to show all the equipment you would need for backpacking. They also had the proper clothing and light weight tents and sleeping bags on exhibit. The Troop took second place.

Chow time. The boys had to prepare dinner on Friday night. We had chicken enchiladas and Mexican rice. For desert we had chocolate cobbler with cherries, vanilla cobbler with peaches and spice cobbler with apples. All of this was made in dutch ovens.

Troop 138 in front of their camp site at expo.

The boys were putting up the Troop flag in the middle of their camp site. Shayne is hold the flag.

Court of Honor 4-21-09

Here Shayne is receiving his Citizen in Community merit badge. This make 30 merit badges he has earned in just over two years.

Shayne earned his Life Scout rank badge. His is trying to figure out how to pin the parent pin on my shirt, he was somewhat confused and embarrassed. Keith and I are really proud of him. Now ontoward Eagle!!

Easter in Salt Lake 2009

Mom, Dad and the grand kids (missing from picture are David, Jimmie and Alyssa,who is in Iraq). Back row: Shayne and Ashley. Left to right: Ariel, mom, Eric is in her lap, Bryant, Brynlee dad and Brightyn is sitting in his lap.

Everyone in front of mom and dad's house. I will bet the neighbors thought they were being invaded. (not pictured: Will and Jackie, who came later. Keith was taking the picture, Dad was somewhere hiding)

David and Alyssa's Bike 3-09

David's code name "Maverick"

Alyssa's code name "Top Gun". Go figure.

Okay. This is what the bike looked like in early late March. It used to be red. I am not allowed to post pictures of what it looks like now (and this is not even close) until Alyssa comes home from Iraq and sees it for herself. David's friend airbrushed this himself. He did a great job. All I can saw is she will be floored when she see the bike now.

The boys at play

These two love to play. The old man(Bear) and the baby (Bandit) are always going at it. Now Bear outweighs Bandit by 50 to 60 pounds. But Bandit sure gives the old boy a run for his money. As you can see Bandits head fits perfectly in Bears mouth. Somehow nobody ever gets hurt.

Bandit

David and Alyssa's baby. Bandit. I call him rat dog. He loves to dig. He is a very loving puppy. He is also very protective. He thinks my cat is his personal play toy (however, she disagrees). He loves to play with anything that makes noise (the more the better). We are puppy sitting while Alyssa is in Iraq. He loves to play with Bear and Shayne. (the date on my camera was wrong)

SNOW IN LAS VEGAS!!!!!!! January 2009

For those of you who did not believe it really snows in Las Vegas. Here is the proof. This is taken from our house in Summerlin. Our dog Bear thought he was back in Colorado for a moment. He loved it (a break from the heat). What little snow fell caused a big problem. All our Clark County (southern Nevada) has only FOUR snow plows and parts of the valley got 4" and some got 10". Needless to say SNOWDAY in Las Vegas. And the people here have no idea how to drive in the white stuff. Call it crazy!