Scouts

When we were at our 20 week ultrasound with Porter, and the tech told us that we were having our fourth boy, Jeff turned to me and said, "I guess I'm probably not going to escape having a calling in Young Men's"  I answered back to him, "And I'm probably not going to escape being a den mother."

Last Fall I was called to be a Cub Scout leader.  It was one of those calling where I graciously said yes, but inside I was screaming, "What in the heck are you thinking!  I have four boys, I don't need to spend more time with boys!  Give me a calling in Young Women's!"  But after the first week, I knew that this calling was exactly where I needed to be.  The Lord is much more wise than I and always knows right where I need to be. The group of boys that we have are really awesome.  It is so fun to get to meet with them each week.  And the Sister that I serve with is so sweet and a great person to get to know.  It has been a huge blessing for me to get to know the ins and outs of the Scouting program before I have four boys of my own go through it.

In February we had our Blue and Gold Banquet.  It was my first time EVER attending one and I didn't realize how much work they are to put together.  I made these invitation kits for our Bears to put together:

 Our den had to do a lip sync and they chose "You Might Think" off the Cars 2 Soundtrack.  We had all of the boys bring Guitar Hero guitars and they pretended to be a rock band.  It. Was. Awesome.

At the awards ceremony I received a toilet plunger for being the leader that "Plunged" into scouts.  Yeah, it was super exciting, and I'm happy to report that my award found a great place to reside in my bathroom, next to the toilet.

My boys in the "photo booth"

Overall I can say that I am coming to love the scouting program. I'd better, because I have several years of Scouting ahead of me...