Dillon's Wolf Awards!

Dillon worked extremely hard over winter break to get his Wolf completed for scouts.  Grandma Peggy, Daddy and I were right alongside him figuring out what exactly he needed to do and how to make it happen.  All his hard work paid off and he got it done!

 The end of January he received all of his belt loop awards but they had forgotten the paint for his "Ceremony" to complete the rank so they had us wait to do the official wolf badge until the next month.

This is in February now, they got to perform a skit, Dillon had a great time throwing popcorn at the audience! He giggled about it up front for quite a while!

Moving on up!  He was awarded his actual wolf badge at the Blue and Gold Banquet.  They do a whole ceremony where the parent paints on their face.  Each color and symbol means something different.

Blue is happiness from his days as a bobcat.

Red is for bravery when he becomes a bear.

Yellow is for sunlight along the wolf trail.

Purple is for pride in his accomplishments.

He made the decision to work hard to get his wolf done at the very end.  He did it without complaint (mostly) and reaped the rewards.  He was so excited and is well on his way to completing his bear requirements!

Northwest Trek

Northwest trek had a day that kids got in free.  Since Dillon needed the trip for one of his scouting requirements we lugged ourselves out there in the rain!  The kids always enjoy seeing the animals and had a good time despite the cold.  Though by the end they were definitely ready to get home to be warm and dry.

Red Tailed Hawk

Mallard Duck

Red Tailed Hawk

Bald Eagle Wingspan

Bald Eagle Wingspan

The tram ride was a great break from the cold and rainy.  Though it was difficult because the windows kept wanting to fog up.  The kids have a great time spotting out the different animals.  They're regular pros at this point.  Between seeing the animals in South Dakota and a couple times here.

Side note:  Carson regularly asks me when we can go again.  The kids all love it there but he is pretty fixated on it!

A couple extra Goodies

Just a couple little snippets here!  

Carson decided to cut his hair.  It is very suave, though he'll need to put gel in it.  Otherwise it looks something like a toupee!   He seems to love it though.  Dillon is in the process of growing his hair out.  It suits him and he looks kind of like a surfer boy.  I'm excited to see what happens in the summer when his hair starts to highlight in the sunshine.  I love that they both have such unique tastes!

We had more snow in early February!  Of course they had a blast.  Snow ball fights, snow men and a sledding "hill"!  The can't seem to get enough.  Neither can I.

We were able to meet up with Aunt Ayana and Clara for lunch one day.  Carson and Dillon lost interest after they realized she wouldn't climb up and explore the tunnels with them but Kayda loved taking care of Clara.  She followed Clara everywhere and helped her play.  By the end Kayda was worn out!