Cub Scout Fundraiser

Wouldn't it be nice to have matching ties for all your boys including your husband?

Pack 238 has teamed up with

www.thematchingtieguy.com

to help our Cub Scouts raise funds!

We are selling ties in every size from newborn to adult!

Now all your boys can have matching ties for church,

for weddings, for Easter, for family photos or any special occasions.

Go online to view the entire selection of ties and

decided what ties and sizes you want.

Contact me if you'd like an order form or come to

the LDS Church on Hawes Rd

between Baseline & Guadalupe

on March 10th from 4:30-5:30pm

to order directly from the company.

The Cub Scouts will deliver your order to your home.

Online these ties cost $14.99, but we are selling the exact same ties for $10!

That's a $5 savings per tie!

The best part is 1/2 of every tie sold goes directly to the

Cub Scout Pack 238.

You don't want to miss out on this special sale!

Come support our Cub Scouts!

Do you find it strange?

Do you find it strange that when I ask my 2 1/2 year old a "why" question he answers it with "cause"?

This child that can barely communicate in the English language has a grasp of how to correctly use the term because, shortened to cause (sounds like cuz when he says it). I asked Jared this morning if he was ready to get dressed, which he answered with a no like he does most every question. I then asked the little bugger, "Why don't you want to get dressed?". He said, "Cuz". I then said, "You get to go play with Dusty (his cousin) today." He said, "No Dusty". Again I asked why and again he answered with the CUZ!

It's got to be the funniest thing I've heard in the morning. A 2 year old giving me the run around with Cuz as his answer! What is to come next???

Tyler's Baptism

Tyler Joseph Macdonald was baptized on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at the Boulder Creek Stake Center by his father, Alexander Joseph Macdonald and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints by his Grandfather, Stanley Dwayne Hastings. It was a wonderful and hopefully memorable day for Tyler. He had many relatives and friends in attendance. All of my brothers & sisters were there with their families, minus Galen's children. Joe's sister Lynn Hoffmann came from Orem, UT. Aunt Marci Macdonald came with 2 of her children, Madi & Sean, from Thatcher, AZ and Aunt Brenda Macdonald came from north Mesa. My good friends Rhonda Trone and Nancy Gonzales were there to support us also. Plus many good friends from our ward. After the baptism we invited everyone to our home for a lunch. We ate barbecue beef and chicken salad on rolls. Thank you to my family for providing salads & chips. There was tons of food and the weather was a perfect 74 degrees! We ate out in the back yard. The only trouble was Tyler and I were both a bit under the weather, fighting head colds. If not for that, it would have been a perfect day. Thank you to all who came to support Tyler. He was so happy to see so many friends and family. Below are a few picture we took at home before heading down to the church, as well as pictures of Joe & Tyler in their whites. Jared, Tyler & Aaron.

The Family
Joe & Tyler - ready for the baptism

Our newest Bobcat

Last night was our cub scout Pack Blue & Gold Banquet. Tyler earned his Bobcat and was awarded it along with 3 other boys in our Pack. The theme for this year's Blue & Gold was Celebrating 100 years of Scouting and 80 years of Cub Scouting. We had birthday decorations everywhere and ate hot dogs, chips and salads with cupcakes for dessert. I put together a slide show of all the pictures that were taken during the 2009 year. We watched the slide show while everyone ate. It ended up being a fun night. We didn't get to the games we had planned because there were so many awards. So we will save it for another pack meeting.

Here is Tyler and Me after I had stamped Tyler's cheeks with the Cub Scout Paw print. This is our tradition for Bobcats. Tyler looks pretty happy about getting his paw prints.
It's fun having 2 boys in Cubs. We are looking forward to Pinewood Derby this next month. It will be Tyler's 1st and Jacob's last. We will definitely need Grandpa's help building cars this year!

Pictures of Aaron's Finger

Aaron finally let me take pictures of his finger. He said I needed to wait until it was healed. I think in his mind that meant no more bleeding. This cut bled for almost 5 days. We finally put New Skin on it and that seemed to seal the cut enough that it stopped bleeding. It still looks pretty gross, but he doesn't complain about it hurting too much anymore. I thought it was developing infection, but that too seems to be healing. Looks like he will live! Quite the scar though. Hopefully it will fade with time.

3 down...1 to go!

I registered Aaron for Kindergarten today. No tears, much gladness. Aaron wasn't too happy about it. He said he needs to keep coming to school at my preschool even when he turns 5 in May. I told him in August it is not a choice and he will be on the bus with his brothers.

Hoping and praying that full day kindergarten exists this next year.

P.S. Aaron finger update...we applied a product called new skin on his cut because it just wouldn't stop bleeding. Well today the "new skin" as he calls it got torn off when Jared accidentally stepped on the finger! Ouch! You would have thought he had cut it all over again. Lots of screaming and lots of blood! All better now. We have new skin reapplied and have it wrapped in a bandage. Hope this finger heals soon. He will probably have a nice scar when this is finished.

Friday Night Fever

This last Friday Joe and I planned to go out on a date. Little did we know that our "Date" would start at 3:30 in the afternoon. While I was getting ready for said date, Jared was taking his nap like a good boy and Aaron was watching TV. Or at least I thought he was watching TV. At about 3:25 I heard a machine noise and then Aaron screaming. I ran to the kitchen to find Aaron sitting on the counter top with the base to the blender going and him screaming and holding his left pointer finger.

He had climbed up on the counter and started playing with the blender that I had left out after making a smoothie. Somehow he got his left finger onto the spinning part and it tore from the nail bed to his knuckle. I tried to wash it off in the sink to see what damage had been done, but there was so much blood I thought he would need stitches. I called Joe and he said he would meet me at the Urgent Care. I then called the best babysitter in the world, Jessica, and she came right over.

Jared slept through all the noise, of course. I raced Aaron out to the car to find that it was beginning to hail. As I drove around the corner, Jacob & Tyler had just got off the bus and were running in the hail. I threw them into the car and dropped them off at home to stay with Jessica.

By now Aaron had stopped screaming. I had wrapped his finger in paper towels and he was applying pressure as we drove to Urgent Care. Joe got there the same time I did and we took him in to see what the damage was. Luckily the cut wasn't too deep and he didn't have to get stitches. They taped it up and wrapped it in band aids. Yup, $50 for tape and band aids! I kinda wish they had done a little stitching to help teach him a lesson!

So we brought home our very lucky child. It was 4:30 by now and I was supposed to pick Jessica up at 5 for our date. I took her home and told her I'd be back in a hour to get her. I was still going out!

While I was getting ready for my date, again.... Jared decided he would help and proceeded to grab my very hot curling iron! I was standing right there and took it from him as fast as I could and rushed him to the sink for cold water. I rubbed a tone of alovera on his hand while he screamed at me. I think by then I was screaming too! Luckily his hand did not blister. He had a couple of red marks on his thumb and finger, but no other marks!

So Joe and I eventually got out on our date. Had a great dinner at Costa Vida, didn't get to see a movie because everything was sold out, but enjoyed spending a little time together without any children trying to harm themselves around us! Sadly we were home by 9:30 just because we were both so tired from the days events.

Hopefully our next "Date night" will go more smoothly.

P.S. Aaron won't let me take pictures of his finger because there is still blood coming, as he tells me. I asked him if we can take a picture once the blood stops coming and he said yes. So, if I get the picture I'll add it to the post later.