If I had to guess, it has been about eight years since our last family photo shoot. I can’t believe how much has changed during that time. It is easy to be distracted by “life” sometimes and forget to count our many blessings. I have been blessed with an amazing family. I love the fact that pictures give us an opportunity to look at ourselves from a different perspective. This shoot has created stories that will stick in my mind forever. The shots captured the smiles that these stories enticed from us. I have looked at these shots 100 times already and can only imagine how many times I will do so in the future.
Take a look at www.cocobleuphotography.com her work will take your breath away in many cases.
This weekend was the first competition for the 2010 FLL. This year Engineering meets Medicine in the Body Forward Challenge. Our team, “HEART Robotics” was fourth in the overall standing and will moving on to the state competition in February.
This was our first time at Lake Waccamaw and our first family camping trip with the Troop.
Friday night was interesting with a race to setup camp before dark and there was a little rain during the night, but we managed.
Saturday was a very busy day. We had fun watching the scouts cook their own pancake breakfast before heading out for our service project. The kids made the 5 mile walk to the dam and back collecting trash as they went. Lunch for the families was prepared by the scouts and enjoyed by all. They did a great job. The afternoon was perfect for a dip in the lake. It gave everyone a chance to cool off before we began a family scavenger hunt. The afternoon ended with a Court Of Honor. The scouts received individual recognition for badges and rank they had earned. Saturday continued with a second Court Of Honor for a soon to be Eagle Scout and concluded with a retirement ceremony for two flags. This was a great way to end the day. It focused on the highest rank that can be achieved in scouting, a goal that all of our scouts should strive for. It also focused on the reverence that we should have for our freedom, our country and the symbols that represent it.
On Sunday morning a service was presented by our Troop Chaplin before we broke camp. A quick sweep of the site to ‘Leave No Trace’ completed the weekend and we were on our way home.
This was a great weekend with the Troop. Many thanks to the leaders involved in making this happen and providing this opportunity to these kids. I personally would like to thank them for the work that they do weekly for our Troop.
I’m not really sure how I missed posting this. In early April we did help wake the bears at Daddy Joe’s Campground. This was our first trip and we really enjoyed it. It was still to cold to swim, but the kids tried. Check out the web site the kids are in a few pictures.
