Braden earned his Bobcat!

Last weekend our family went on a Family Camporee with the Kansas City area Club Scouts.  At the campfire they held a special ceremony for all the new scouts earning their Bobcat. As part of the ceremony they had to recite the scout pledge, Braden did a great job remembering it all. Then the leaders painted the kids faces with marks which represented noble scout characteristics. 

Mikey and Karie,
Our prayers are with you!
Love,
Mom and Dad
XOXOXOXOXOXOXXOXOXOXOXOXOX

Bobbyisms

So I have this little boy in my third-grade class who is so funny. He doesn't really mean to be funny, but he just says the darnest things. I shouldn't use his real name, so I'll call him Bobby instead. Bobby is this sweet boy who has some challenges--mainly ADHD and some autistic tendencies. He takes things very literally.

The latest funny story happened a couple weeks ago. The day after picture day, the school sent home a flier saying "Make-up Picture Day, October 24th." After Bobby read the flier, he marched right up to me and slapped it on the table. Fuming mad, he exclaimed, "MAKE-UP!?!? I don't want MAKE-UP!! I don't wear make-up! No one in my family wears make-up!" And then he stormed back to his desk.

Once I explained to him that "make-up" is just another way to say "re-do," he was fine, but it was so funny!

Hailey's First Day at Ballet

Cody's "Puppy's Heat Sensing World"