Ben's New Room

I started this project after Christmas. Ben started moving in as soon as I put in the lockers, but I didn't move his bed in until today. He feels pretty special.

Most of the squares are cork so he can pin up his pictures, but I put a few mirrors on this side.

Ben added all the "finishing touches" (super soaker, handcuffs, etc.).
This is the "before" picture (well, after I put in the fan).

Blue and Gold Banquet

I don't know but I've been told,

It is time for Blue and Gold!

Sound off...

What can I say? We rocked the house. The BSA's theme was "Light a Candle." Huh?! So we changed their lame theme to something more macho: The Military. The CSU ROTC came to do our flag ceremony. Some people got teary eyes. All of our in-active boys in primary were in attendance --with the exception of two. We presented dog tags to all the boys (while playing the Top Gun theme) and served MRE desserts.

Sitting on camo blankets.

Tribute to soldiers in the background.

The kids pose in front of a WWII tent.

An awesome group of leaders.

St. Major Olsen gives us the game plan.

The ROTC guys prepare to present the colors (while the Young Women swoon).

A talk about why we do a flag ceremony.




Tug of war. When it was the adults' turn, the rope broke.

Camo face paint.

Camo cookies.

Pizza pot-luck.

Part of our obstacle course.

Hello, Sailor!

Crawling under barbed wire.

Experiences from a veteran.

The presentation of the dog tags.

Some happy Cub Scouts.