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March 21, 2024

Other Scout stuff over the past few months…

We had Court of Honor in January and Maxwell was awarded several merit badges and rank advancement up to Star.

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Pic from a meeting in February I happened to be there for…

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March campout – unfortunately Spencer had a baseball tournament in Tuscaloosa so wasn’t able to attend but Maxwell was able to get there a little late after his baseball game. Spring sports and scouts don’t mix!

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Finally, I led the Snow Sports merit badge for these boys that are going skiing on spring break. Good times!

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Scouting is fun!

March 20, 2024

I’ve been a busy Troop Committee Chair up at Troop 63 these past few months…but it’s all paying off! I worked really hard to recruit some great new scouts into the Troop for Spencer’s grade. I hosted a “mom’s night” at the house back in the fall…

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and then we had a “Fire, Fun and Football” event at the scout hut in January…

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and it was all worth it when we had 18 new scouts for the meeting in March! WOW!

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Proud of these boys and excited to see them be Scouts together!

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Be prepared!

Crossover Ceremony

March 14, 2024

Two weeks ago Spencer and his Cub Scout troop had their crossover ceremony officially earning their Arrow of Light and becoming Boy Scouts! There was a good group of them that stuck it out and made it through Cub Scouts together. This group wasn’t quite as committed and connected as Maxwell’s group so it wasn’t quite as bittersweet. But, it’s still a great accomplishment and I’m so proud of Spencer and all of these boys!

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I’m really just proud of this kid in general – he’s a smart, good kid and I’m so thankful he’s mine.

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Glad to have most of these boys moving onto Boy Scouts together at Troop 63!

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Pinewood Derby

February 28, 2024

We raced in our final pinewood derby with Spencer’s car, “Magic”! It was Spencer’s car but Maxwell had a very heavy hand in the decoration. A team effort we’ll say!

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The car had some good speed but, when in the outlaw division, it just couldn’t compete with the weight that Bobby’s car had…which had a literal dumbbell on it! ha! I personally think Spencer was robbed in the “paint job” category but that’s ok.

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It was a pretty afternoon and a fun end to cub scouts!

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December 12, 2023

Recent Scout stuff! October campout to hike the Walls of Jericho…

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October they volunteered at the Camp Smile A Mile Halloween carnival…

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and went on a campout in Pensacola to see the Blue Angels! Cool!

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Even cooler was when they got kicked out of their campsite because they had too many tents and they had to go spend the night at Oliver’s beach house. Roughing it!

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Last month we had a “Scout Mom” night and invited lots of 5th grade moms to come learn about Scouts. Hopeful to get a good group to Troop 63 next year!

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Scouts is more fun with friends!

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