Pine Wood Derby

It's that time of year when Cub Scouts all over the country are building Pine Wood Derby cars! This year Andrew and my dad designed and constructed his car. It is a Brookline Special, an English "classic" car. They worked very hard on it and it turned out great! In fact it won 3rd place in the design category and 8th place for speed! Needless to say, Andrew and dad are already thinking about the design of next year's car and researching how to make it go faster!

A Day At Kennedy Space Center

The day after Thanksgiving was "Space Friday" for our family. We got up early and headed not to the mall, but to Kennedy Space Center. The men in my family all LOVE science and technology , so they were excited about the trip. My dad took my sister and I to watch Apollo 13 launch when I was a little girl, so he was thrilled to share the experince with his grandsons.

Besides touring the facility, we also watched two IMAX movies. One about the International Space Station and one about traveling to the moon. Sound boring? I forgot to mention that they were 3D movies! ! I have decided that the early astronauts were either really brave or really crazy!! (Matthew is ready to sign up!) It was a fun day.

Andrew and his robot friend.

Matthew stands at the bottom of the massive Saturn V rocket that was used for the Apollo Missions.

Many of the astronauts are Boy Scouts.

Matthew boards the G Force simulator...the rest of us watched!

Cub Scout Camping Trip

Last weekend we went camping with Andrew's Cub Scout Pack. I can honestly say that camping with 50 little boys ages 6 - 10 is quite an adventure!! We had a great time. Here are a few photos of the event.

The boys made animal track bandanna's.

Andrew helped with the Sunday morning Cub Scout Church Service.

Matthew cooks his favorite meal of the day.......breakfast!

Andrew competes in the "Marshmallow Kick and Throw" contest.

Matthew and his new friend find a frog.

I've Been Tagged!!

My good friends the Discher Family

"tagged"me !

Check the list after my 6 random things to see if you’re it!

THEN...
Link to the person who tagged you.
Post the rules on your blog.
Write six random things about yourself.
Tag sixish people at the end of your post.
Let each person know he or she has been tagged.
Let the tagger know when your entry is up.
So, here goes...

1) I was a DJ at a skating rink when I was in college.
2) I marched in the Rose Bowl Parade as part of the WHHS Flag Corps when I was 15.
3) One of my children was born on Feb. 29, Leap Year!
4) I hate rats!!
5) My husband is an Eagle Scout.
6) I like to dip pizza in ranch dressing and eat it, Yum!

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Alafia River Trip

A few weeks ago we took a canoe and kayak trip down the Alafia River. The trip took about 4 hours and we paddled approx. 12 miles. The boys each paddled the kayaks and Rob and I were in the canoe. We had a great time. The highlight for the boys was that every few miles or so, someone tied a rope swing in a tree close to the river. They had a blast swinging and out over the river and landing in the cool water. What a wonderful way to spend a Saturday afternoon!!














A boy, a rope swing and a river...it doesn't get much better than that!! Andrew takes a turn on the swing.