in which Buddy became a bear



Buddy has worked hard to advance to a Bear Scout.  He finished all of the requirements of Wolf and earned 1 gold and 3 silver arrowheads.  We are so happy that he enjoys scouting and he plans to continue.

in which Buddy went on an overnight field trip



Buddy was super lucky to go on an overnight field trip this year.  I would have posted pictures much earlier, however I couldn't find the camera cord for the old camera.  As it turns out, our new camera and the old camera use the same cards, so I just inserted the card in the new camera and downloaded the pictures, finally. 

All these pictures were taken by Buddy, minus the two he is in.  If you remember (from here), he has really been trying to take better pictures.  I think he is improving in some aspects.  Buddy had a very fun time being away from us, visiting waterfalls, walking through lava tubes, sleeping in a school gym, going to a museum, you know the normal stuff.  We were happy to have him home safe though.

in which we climbed on trains

We have a train museum in town.  It used to be a junk yard and in the past year or two the workers have been slowly fixing up the trains, building new tracks, and trying to see if they can run the trains between two cities for a small fee, so people can know what a train ride feels like.  They let the kids explore everything.  And so mine did.