Wyatt

Welcome to our family Wyatt.  We will try our best not to just call you White.  Look how happy your mama looks in this picture below.  :)

Fun with the Scouts

One of our first pack meetings of the year was a halloween pack meeting and yet another chance to get dressed up.  Davis was Raphael the ninja turtle, and Sam was in "ghoul" gear.  After announcing all of the boys costumes, Davis was awarded his bobcat badge.  He is working hard, and will soon have that Tiger badge.  I later got a shot of him and Sam competing in the sweep the baloon race.

Our next trip was a bear den visit to Vulcan.  We had a good time and learned about the iron ore, coal, and other materials important in the Birmingham area.  Sam's face cracks me up in the picture below, as him and Davis were pretending to scream on the top platform.  And it never ceases to get a laugh...Vulcan's bottom.

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We also visited the Shelby county jail with both Davis (forgot my camera) and with Sam.  Both were similar tours, but this tour we got to watch the investigation officer show us how to pick up fingerprints.  Always fun for the kids, but even more fun for the dads I think.  We also learned that the K9 often is not smelling the person he is chasing, but actually tracing the disturbed pockets of scent from the natural scents in the grass.  Pretty cool!

Disney on Ice

Aunt Miranda was nice enough to get us some tickets to Disney on Ice, and after visiting with Wyatt for a bit at the hospital, we made our way down to the BJCC.  Belle was in full Snow White gear and loved all the attention...she also loved seeing all of the other princesses (other little girls dressed up).  And since the tickets were free, we splurged and got the kids each one of the ice in a cup (This is the worst excuse for a desert ever made, and I know the kids do not like the taste, they just want the cup. Sam and Davis got a mickey cup, and Belle an Ariel cup).  Oh well, a good souvenir.  We had fun, and I loved hearing Belle's little squeels as each new princess came out onto the ice.  If you can't tell, all three of them were trying to get over some runny noses.  

And Rapunzel has taken the finale princess crown away from cinderella.  This is pretty big...I thought cinderella could not be taken down, but the long haired beauty seems to have pulled the little girl vote.  Belle's favorite though continues to be Aurora.  

More Ruby

Ruby's first bath.  Ruby with Granny and Grandaddy.  Grandaddy doing a "Hungarian head stand".  And MawMaw with the Junkin crew.  I do need to take a minute and talk about all the food that MawMaw sent us...we had breakfast, lunch and dinner, and soooooo many good meals.  I think we still have some in the freezer.  Perhaps one day when the kids are reading this, they will still be finding food in our freezer from MawMaw stocking us up with food.