Aaron is a Cub Scout!

With all the hurricane madness I almost forgot to post about Aaron's first den meeting for Cub Scouts! It was Friday night. Aaron was SO excited to wear his new uniform that he was all ready to go an hour before we had to leave. It was especially exciting for him because his two best buddies who live on our block are also in our den. The Scouts got to learn the Cub Scout Salute, the Cub Scout Promise, and did some fun crafts - until they got too wild and were released into the den mother's backyard to run around like banshees.

The parents got to learn about all the different activities we will be doing throughout the year...it's going to keep us busy! I will be hosting the den meeting in November!

**Please try not to notice that I didn't put all the badges on his shirt yet - it was a busy week!

Note Regarding Hurricane Ike:

Just in case you are interested, I just talked with my mom in Houston and the worst seems to be over for them. They lost power around 1:15 am and the wind got worse about an hour after that. She said it was pretty bad - unrelenting loud wind and rain. Their house is intact and no flooding, so they feel like they can relax a bit now. It's still windy and rainy over there, but nothing like it was a few hours ago. Hopefully, their power won't be out for too long!

First Grade!

It's been a month since my last post! I have no idea what happened. But Aaron did have his first day of first grade! He's liked it so far. He seems to be figuring out that he is not the lowest man on the ladder anymore. He said to me, "Do you know what the best thing about first grade is? At recess when they blow the whistle the kindergarteners have to go in first!" Ha! Then he asked me if he was that short when he was in kindergarten. Too funny.