I’ve been meaning to post this awhile back when the new season of Survivor started. This season is super exciting, because one of the players is someone from Auburn. Not only that but Debbie Beebe, will be TV Boy’s principal next year when he moves up to Drake Middle. We are so excited that Ms. Beebe has made it this far in the game! If you haven’t been watching, check it out and cheer on Principal Beebe.
Original – Cooing Baby
Here’s my fixed version.
Saturday we went to the Auburn University Vet School Open House. They have it every year and we’ve never been. It was really fun. Lots to do and see for free! Another reason to love living in a college town.
Agility Demonstration
Llama, llama, llama in the petting zoo
Another animal in the petting zoo; the Alpaca
Green Tree Python in the snake exhibit
Sheep herding. This was so awesome to see how these Border Collies can control these sheep. Since we have a Herding dog, a Corgi, it was fun to imagine our dog doing this.
Here they painted the bone structure on this horse. Quite accurate and very well done.
Cow milking demonstration was also very informative and amazing to see how easily they can hook the pump up to the cow. The milk comes so quickly. Here’s some cool facts about cows and milk.
If you’re in the Auburn area and have never been to the Vet School Open House, I highly recommend you go next year.
On the way to playgroup the other day, this was the conversation that ensued:
Alex: Mom, I know babies come out of their mom’s tummies, but how do they get out?
Me: (*Thinking* Oh geez. Why is he asking me this?!) Mommies have to push them out really hard.
Alex: How?
Me: With lots of determination and they have to be strong.
Alex: But how do they come out?
Me: (*Thinking* uhhh, how can I get around not saying where babies come out? Just not wanting to get into all that while driving down the road.) Mommies just have to push like they’re trying to poop and it hurts real bad.
Alex: Good thing we’re not having any more babies, huh?
Alex: *Laughing*
Original – Baby Peek-a-boo
Here’s my “fixed” version.
Arrow of Light award is the highest award in Cub Scouts earned by Webelos. Part of the requirements to earn this award is to help them choose which boy scout troop they would like to cross over to as well the Scout badge, which will be warn on their new boy scout uniform in the spot where they put their rank.
We’re so very proud of Drew for earning this award and even happier that he’s chosen to crossover to boy scouts. He will be in Troop 15.
We have our ceremony on the property of one of our scouts that has a large pond and lots of land with covered pavilion and large grill four our cookout. Before the ceremony, people get out to the property early to fish, while others help prep for the event and begin cooking.
We eat dinner and have a short pack meeting and then the bonfire is lit to signify that the ceremony is about to begin.
There are many different ways to award the Arrow of Light, but Rob and another leader, JP, came up with a really awesome ceremony that very much mirrors the way that Rob’s troop used to do it. The ceremony starts by having a group of boy scouts dressed as Native Americans paddle in on a canoe as someone narrates. (Rob usually do the narration, but since Drew was getting the award this year, someone else did it.)
One of the scouts beats a steady rhythm on a drum as they march in. Narration continues with messages from the 4 winds (represented by the 4 scouts dressed as Native Americans.)
From there the Native Americans walk out and escort the Webelos to a line in front of the audience, where they will listen to the rest of the narration. Then, the parents come stand with their sons while they are awarded their arrow of light knots.
In Pack 29, the cubmaster awards the boys with the gift of a handmade arrow which will be a keepsake to remember their arrow of light award and the ceremony by. At the end of the ceremony, the Boy Scouts escort the boys across the land bridge where they meet up with representatives from their new troops. This is where they receive things like their Troop neckerchief, Troop number patches, Boy Scout books, etc.
See more pics from the evening here.
Today we got to go to the AU airport. Monkey Boy got to sit in an older Cessna, which the university owns a slew of them. They are used for the Aviation School at Auburn.
Living in Auburn for 13 years, you would think I’ve had an opportunity to go the airport, but have never had a need to go. I’m so glad we went, because I learned a couple things and it was neat to see the students take off in those planes.
A couple things I learned, I’ll share those with you. They have a couple small jets that hold about 8 people. They are kept in a hanger. They are used forfootball recruits and Gene Chizik and I’m sure anyone else who they deem high and mighty enough to use these 16 million dollar jets. You don’t realize how much it cost to fly an airplane, but when these jets fly it costs about $15,000. WOW!
Last week Monkey Boy and I went to playgroup for an Easter Egg Hunt. He had a really good time and got lots of eggs. Here’s a few pics.
Cool carrot-shaped egg
Eating his “Crabby Patty”
I forgot to blog about this a couple weeks ago. This was one afternoon after Drew got home from school. His allergies were driving him crazy, especially after his walk home. I gave him some Benadryl and I’m pretty sure it induced this short period of silence for me.
As for Alex, he didn’t have any medicine or anything. I think he was just warn out from a busy day of driving me crazy. Regardless, it was quiet around here for a couple hours and it was nice.
