Tonight we celebrated Andrew’s Crossover from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. There was a neat ceremony put on by a group from the local Order of the Arrow.
Andrew’s den has been together since first grade and 4 of the 5 are moving on to the same Boy Scout troop.
It has been cold here, but not too snowy of late. Since we can’t go sledding the kids and I have been spending more time playing on the ice on the creek. It has been really fun. Yesterday we could see some 8-12″ fish swimming underneath the ice. A couple of times the puck has found its way into the water at the edges or where the current is stronger. We haven’t lost a puck yet because we can just quickly reach to the bottom and get it.
This afternoon we got out for a hike at Brown’s Woods, one of our favorite hiking spots in town. I don’t think that we have visited since we moved. The kids had fun in the snow. When winter came in November Lucia wasn’t so sure, but she has been loving the snow lately, as long as it is not too cold.
Lucia has been looking at books more lately on her own. She doesn’t have the patience for reading with us most of the time, but lately I have found her looking through books more frequently. She definitely favors books about animals.
What has Susan been up to, you might be wondering? Growing. She is 24 weeks pregnant and feeling good. We are all excited for the 7th Liesland, expected June 2015.
Tonight after Neighborhood Sports Susan prepared a nice, candlelit dinner for us! It was a celebration of Candlemas, which we try to honor each year. It is always a neat experience and I noticed that this evening the kids participated in our prayer (requested by Lucia, as always) more than ever.
Tonight we had our fourth session of Neighborhood Sports for the winter season. The kids have been loving the gym time and playing all sorts of games. We are fortunate to be in a school with a great supply closet!
Last night we went to the Reagens’ for the Super Bowl. This year the Sullivans joined us for some fun and good food. This year’s highlights included a good game, the Katy Perry halftime show, and the halftime Doritos were a hit, as usual.
In 2006 we bought our good old Mazda MPV. I think it had around 68,000 miles on it at the time. Today we crossed the 200,000 mile mark. We have always asked a lot of our car and with our growing family we will be asking even more. I am sure it is up for the challenge!
I have blogged before about the snowmen that the kids built on Christmas Eve. Andrew’s snowman is still going strong, though his neck is getting a little thin. This morning I can actually see through it!
