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The new Scouts Canada uniforms are out, and I for one am very glad! I love my new red Leader shirt, it's great! I can tell from the stats on my two blogs that people really want to know where the badges go on the new shirts, so I'd like to provide a link to our pack's website, run by our Akela, Carole Hudson. All the information on the new uniforms can be found on her site, along with lots of other great information. Here's the link: Carole's Cub Page. Happy Hunting!
Joshua and I participated in our town's Remembrance Day ceremony. We met the other Cubs and Leaders from our pack at St. Vital's Church around 10:15 a.m. It was windy and chilly, but no snow! All the servicemen, cadets, fire fighters and Scouts/Guides lined up, and we marched through town to the Town Office where the memorial is. The boys did their best to keep up with the real cadets and soldiers. Here's a picture of the sea cadets marching.
Here's our little troop, with our Akela, Carole Hudson. We were standing next to some very well ordered air cadets, who set a great example for our young boys.
Here come the sea cadets! Very impressive to small boys. Josh now wants to be a soldier.
Each community organization got to place a wreath on the memorial. Then all the ordinary citizens placed their poppy on one of the wreaths. There was a trumpeter who played the reveille, and our MP Mike Lake spoke, and our Mayor, Camille Berube. It was cold, it was long, the sound wasn't always great, but we asked the boys to remember it was nothing compared to what our troops go through on a daily basis.
Lest we forget......
Here are Jeffrey and Joshua and a bunch of their friends all geared up to go trick or treating Monday night. Joshua is on the far left, and Jeff is third from the right. They were joined by (L to R) a Russian soldier with a Mexican accent, a hot dog, Waldo, a spy, and Mario. Joshua was some sort of Ninja, and Jeff was a superfast hero named Hyperdrive. There was no snow, so the evening was a success!
Jeffrey took part in his first ever band concert, playing his clarinet! We were treated to a smattering of little songs that they have learned since mid-September. Many were recognizeable. Jeff loves playing music, I'm glad he gets the opportunity to participate in the band program. Yay Jeff!
For several years now Jason has asked for blueberry pie for his birthday. PIe is easier than cake, so I'm all for that!
Sarah helped me light the nineteen candles. Wax was dripping on the pie.
Impressive display of lights! Somebody is getting old(er).
Look at all the smoke, get the fire extinguisher! Is that your birthday cake (pie), or is Rome burning?
Josh took some candid shots of Jason. Jason is faking more enthusiasm than he is actually feeling, I think.
Ooh, presents!
He looks a little zombie like in this shot, I'm not sure what they were going for. Nevertheless, Happy Birthday again, Jason!
Jason turned nineteen this Saturday, which makes me officially old. He requested chicken parmesan, garlic bread, caesar salad, and blueberry pie for his dinner. Happy Birthday big guy!
Happy Birthday Kerri! Hope you had a fa-bu-lous day!!!!!!
First Day of School! Last Thursday it was official, summer break is over, time to get back to work, people! Didn't you get the memo about wearing plaid? Sarah, Josh and Jeff obviously did.
A couple of weekends ago we took a road trip with our three youngest children, Sarah, Jeffrey and Joshua. You know you're an Albertan when you measure distance in hours, not kilometres. As in, we drove eight hours from Beaumont, Alberta to Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan. We hit Calgary and the gps said "turn right, drive 395 km to Maple Creek, Sask." That's one right turn.
The day after we arrived, we went on a hike in the park. The Trans Canada Trail makes its way through the interprovincial park. We took the Whispering Pines Trail.
The trail took us through the Lodge Pole Pine woodlands into some grassy fields.
We climbed a fairly steep hill to get to this point. I think that Cypress Hills has the highest elevation east of the Rockies.
Here are Jeff, Sarah and Josh at the top of the hill. Phew, time for a bottle of water and a granola bar!
Someone left behind a little visitor in the woods! An Inukshuk. Josh'll tell you all about them.
This log looks very scary, doesn't it? Is it a wolf, or a wild pig, or a monster?
Josh and Jeff spent the trip trying to catch a fat squirrel. This is as close as they got. I wonder what they would have done if they'd caught one?
We rented some pedal boats and toured the lake, which was nice and clean and quiet. Jeff and Josh made good time on the lake.
We had perfect weather all weekend, it was just beautiful. What a pretty lake!
If you're looking for a great family campground, Cypress Hills Park is the place to go. Lots of good campsites, a general store and icecream shop, a gas station and laundromat, boat rentals, horseback riding, ziplines, mini golf, and lots of great trails to hike.
Come on in, the water's fine! Actually it looks like it was a little chilly, hey?
"Wuv, twu wuv. That dweam wifin a dweam..." Kudos to Sarah for the great lighting! And they walked off into the sunset hand in hand....
The three youngest Mac's sleeping the day away.
Our home away from home. It was really cozy and fun.
Nothing like a cup of hot chocolate to get you going in the morning!
How much longer till we get home? Only another eight hours, kids.
We played a variation of cows and cemetaries on the way home. Cemetaries were few and far inbetween, so it was cows v. haybales. It was a close match. We also visited a gas station in almost every town between Maple Creek and Beaumont, thanks to a small boy and a very large bottle of blue gatorade. The little fellows were good sports, and we made lots of happy memories on this trip.
Happy Birthday Sarah Kelly MacIntyre!! Finally Fourteen! Dances! Learner's Permits!
The budding artist received her hearts desire, a graphic tablet to practice her skills.
Mmmmmm. Triple layer Black Midnight chocolate cake. Skor ice cream. Mmmmmm.
Josh insisted on party hats. Sarah complied. She's such a good sister. Happy birthday Kiddo!
Saturday we went to Capital Ex with Jeffrey, Joshua and Sarah. It was the perfect day to go to the fair, beautiful, warm but not too warm, and barely a cloud in the sky. Perfection! Here's Joshua coming down the giant slide.
And here's Jeffrey whizzing through the air on the big swing thing. (See what I mean about the weather?)
They each won a prize at those rigged fair games. Miracles do happen. Here's Sarah with her big prize, Domo.
There was a great exhibit on animation inside the Coliseum, put on by Looney Tunes, Disney and Dreamworks. Here's Sarah, Jeffrey and Joshua in front of the Kung Fu Panda exhibit.
All in all, it was a great day. ( At the very end of the day I got my treat, those little mini donuts. Yum! )
Happy Birthday Joshua! Josh had a great tenth birthday, with nice presents from his family, and a big chocolate cake, and chinese food for supper! Then we all went to see the last Harry Potter movie. What a great day!
Jeffrey receiving his award from Ms. Gudmundson.
The grade five honours students (Jeff is on the far right).
Joshua receiving his award from Mrs. Spreen.
The grade four honours students.
