Pinewood Derby 2011

The Cub Scout Pinewood Derby was this week.

Jason, helped Treyson, execute the "Cubola Crayon" derby.

Pretty cute, don't cha think? ...or cool, I mean.

The night of the Pinewood Derby, we discovered that our irrigation pipe, in the back yard, had broken. Gallons and gallons of water sprung out of the back corner of the yard. Jason, and a team of neighbors, worked on getting the water shut off and investigated the problem. Somewhere, some how, there was a broken pipe or valve or something.

As Jason was working on solving the problem, Pinewood Derby time was approaching quickly. I had been sick on the couch, most of the day and still had several details to attend to for Taylee's party. I had not planned on going to the Derby. At the very last minute, it was decided that Jason couldn't go. So I dropped Treyson off at the church and asked a favor of a ward member to bring him home. It was a bummer we missed the Derby, but Treyson came home all smiles with a "Jamba Juice" in hand. I don't think he missed us much... or "Jamba Juice" made it all better. :)

He was happy to report, that his car came in second......

at least once. :)

Blue & Gold Banquet

It was that time of year again.... time for the Cub Scout Blue & Gold Banquet.

This year the cub scouts were asked to make and decorate a cake with their dad. The theme for the cake; "something you like to do outdoors".

Jason and Treyson decided to make a fishing cake. Treyson helped to frost the cake, then sprinkled on the green coconut for grass. Jason did the placement of candy rocks, characters and trees.
Treyson was proud of their creation.
He asked, "Do you think it will win, Mom?"

Me- "Were you making it to win... or making it to have fun with dad?"

T-"Well, I was just asking if you thought our's COULD win."

Me-"I hope you had fun with dad and that it's yummy to eat."

T- "I know I didn't make it to win, but do you think it COULD win?"

Me-"I hope you had fun.... no matter what."

Of course he was making it to WIN! :)

These poor fishermen were not having very good luck that day. One guy's line is caught in the tree, another guy caught an old tire and the 2 stormtroopers got their lines tangled! Look at the fish, they're just taunting them...and some are swimming upstream. :)

Each cake was given a voting cup. Cub Scout families got to cast 3 votes per person, by putting "Cub Bucks" in the cup of the cakes they liked most. Treyson hovered around the cake table, watching his cup fill with "Cub Bucks".

In the end, there was no 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place, etc. the Cub Scouts just got to keep the "Cub Bucks" to use at the "Cub Store".

Whew! so glad he didn't have to WIN... to win. :)

We enjoyed a nice dinner of BBQ pulled pork sandwiches, chips and salad.

That night, about 15+ boys received awards/advancements!

Treyson earned his BEAR badge. Now he has the next 5 months to work on his arrow points... then onto Webelos (sp?).

It was a fun night.

A big Thank You to our great Cub Scout leaders.

Wolf

Our Cub Scout pack meetings are well planned and FUN, thanks to good leaders.

This month the theme was "Cub Scout Investigators". Scouts had to use their excellent observation skills to a solve crime.

Treyson got to "post the colors" for the very first time. He was nervous, but did fine.

A uniform inspection was performed that evening. Treyson received top score, only missing 1 point for no hat. (I'll be scouring thrift stores from now on, looking for one.)His score boosted the Bears den, to top scoring den, giving them the honor of possessing the trophy until next pack meeting.

As we were sitting there, 2 dressed-up men ran across the room. One was the victim, the other the assaulter. When the men were out of sight, the cub scouts had to fill out a form describing what they saw (hair color, what they were wearing, identifying marks, what they said, etc.). The BEAR den was victorious once again, winning these silly glasses.

"Elementary, my dear Watson!"

Treyson received his WOLF badge and 3 ARROW POINTS (for extra things he had done). He also got to pin the "mother's pin" on me. Yikes!

Next up,..... BEAR badge.

"Retiring the colors".

Fire Station Tour

To pass off a Cub Scout requirement, Treyson and I went to a neighborhood Fire station, along with some friends.

First, we toured the inside of the fire station. Treyson was most interested in where they slept and the weight room. They are required to work out every day.
Next, we toured the garage where the boys got to use the fire hose.

Check out the fire engine and equipment.

And talk about home fire safety.

They mentioned not opening a door if it was hot and if you are on a second floor to open a window and throw something out like a stuffed animal. That way they know there is a child on the second floor they need to rescue. The boys kept saying they could just JUMP out the window. The firefighters kept reassuring them, that it would only take minutes for them to be there and that they SHOULD NOT jump. I hope they listened. :)

At the conclusion of our tour I asked, what were the most important things we needed to remember. This is what they said; 1. have a home evacuation plan, 2. check your smoke detector batteries every 6 months and 3. know the emergency phone number. You know.... 911.

When the firefighters asked Treyson if he knew the number he said, "Yeah, 991." Oops a little more training needed in that area.

As we were finishing our visit with the firefighters, they received a call and had to go. The boys were excited and full of questions as the fire truck turned on it's siren and drove away.

PS- Keri, Thanks for arranging this!

Pinewood Derby

Thursday, Treyson participated in his first Cub Scout Pinewood Derby. It was the same night as Daisylyn's party, so we had to divide our efforts. The guys went to the derby and the girls went to the party.

Looks like there were some really cool cars there. Treyson was quite impressed with one that looked like the Batmobile and one that had Spiderman decals.
On your mark.... Get set..... GO!

Treyson's award was the "Hold on for your Life" award. His car was a luge guy.

Along with the certificate, each boy received a cool plaque. It says, "Pinewood Derby 2010" , has a place for the car to sit and can be hung on the wall.

While walking out to the car to go home, Jason thought how well Treyson had done, that night, about not dropping his car. And then just as he finished his thought, he heard *SPLAT* "Dad..HELP!" and then saw a derby wheel roll across the parking lot. With the drop, a piece had chipped off and broken the wheel axel area. The wheel will no longer stay on the car. Oh well..... it almost made it home in one piece.

Blue & Gold Banquet

I know Treyson's been 8 for 8 months now, but I'm still not Cub Scout savvy.

I didn't realize that the Blue & Gold banquet was to celebrate the birthday of scouting...I had heard of it and even have been to a few, just didn't know the purpose. This year they celebrate 100 years!

Our ward had their Blue & Gold banquet last week. The cub scouts were asked to bring a decorated cake.

These were some of my favorites...

I loved all the personal photos on this one.

This was decorated like an off-road race track. I loved the Whopper rocks and real Hot Wheels.

Yum... giant OREO!

Nice piping.

The cub scouts and their families enjoyed a nice potato bar dinner.

Then it was time for awards.

Treyson received his Bobcat. Now it's onto becoming a Wolf..... I think. :)

With each patch, comes a "mother's pin". Treyson was upset that he didn't get to put the pin on his uniform. He was just sure all his friends wore the pins on their uniforms. I'm such a mean mom.