International Catholic Awareness Day

On Saturday we went to Mission San Luis Rey de Francia. It was an event put on by the Santa Margarita District (BSA). The International Catholic Awareness Award can be earned by Scouts and Scouters.
The grounds of this Mission are beautiful. The activities were far enough apart so everyone had room to learn without walking on top of one another. We learned/taught about the varying types of religious art, about the patron Saint of Scouting, did a service project, made Rosaries and learned about Catholic Scouting internationally.
It was a really beautiful experience. We have just come back to the Church, so it helped boost us up a bit. It gave our children a bit of knowledge on the Church. The kids were excited to go into the Mission and get their Rosaries blessed.
 It was an amazing morning.

Happy Scouting,
Momma

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iCare Packing Party

To see Maggie at a Girl Scout function is something amazing. There is always a myriad of girls at these things. Young girls coming in private school uniforms, girls with moms who look like they are on a Real Housewives shows, girls with colored hair, girls with moms like me, girls with dads, all kinds of girls. She recognized some girls from World Thinking Day. 

Today she did a thank you card for a military member and picked out two boxes of cookies for that person. We will never know who gets the card and cookies, we just hope it makes that persons days...and we hope it's a Marine.

She loves giving back. A girl after my own heart.

Pinewood Derby: Making A Car

Waylon is making his first Pinewood Derby car. We bought a precut kit from eBay. We lack the tools to make a car. He wanted this Lego type car. So we went for it. With Jimmys supervision he glued some pieces on.

He had fun trying to align them neatly. The car is currently drying and will be sanded and painted soon. He is excited to race it, and I am excited to see how he paints it.

He thinks it's already a masterpiece! How cute is he?!

Happy Scouting!

Community Service and Recruiting

Saturday morning Waylon and I volunteered a BSA booth for the 4th Annual First Peoples Day. We talked to adults and kids, we handed out flyers and such. Waylon got to play near by with a bunny and some other 1800's type things. He had fun playing with the Raingutter Regatta setup another pack brought. 

About 1:30 Jimmy, Dexter, Joaquin and the other three kids came. They had lunch and then the Dex and Joaquin walked around handing our flyers and pamphlets. They came back and talked to people, then they went around to pick up trash and put the recyclables where they belong. Jimmy was in his uniform for the first time ever. He looked really good. He helped at the table and we took turns going around with the kids and the kids friend.

Hezzie did exceptionally well not running off. This was a concern since he has been known to do that. Silly kids with Autism like to do that. He is so in love with the idea of being a Cub Scout and eventually an Eagle Scout that he stayed close and soaked up what was in our area. 

One thing that made a long day wonderful, we worked the booth with our good friends and fellow Scouters Tom and Betty. Another friend of mine, Louise was also there with her son. That was great to have time with good people.

I love that the boys had fun volunteering. That is something near and dear to my heart. 

On Sunday, Jimmy and the boys went to Corporate Communion withe the Knights of Columbus. An amazing weekend all around.

Happy Scouting!

Love,

Momma

Birdfeeder

I reserved spots for my Tiger Den and a couple extra kids to make birdfeeders on Saturday. Waylon was there, and I am hoping the other Tigers showed up later. Maggie and Hezzie came along and had fun. This is a Tiger elective and he enjoyed it, they all did. This was just the start to Saturday.

Scout

Tonight Dexter and Joaquin had a Scoutmasters conference (sort of) with their Scoutmaster. He talked with Joaquin first and then Dexter. Dexter is the one who asked at first. The Scoutmaster was very kind and patient with Joaquin and invited me to speak in two weeks at the parent meeting about Joaquin and kids like him. He even had a print out from Autism and Scouting! This means a lot to me as Joaquins mom and Joaquin as a person.

The boys were instructed to start making advancements for their Tenderfoot rank. The Charter Rep spoke with me for a bit. In May they will get their rank at Court of Honor.

It was a good evening spent with Troop 310.