Cub Scout Camping at Oleno

The Cub Scouts went camping at Oleno State Park this weekend. Tim is the Cubmaster, so he put alot of time in getting things ready for the weekend.

The first night ended up being a VERY wet night for everyone. Many people got flooded right out of their tents and ended up sleeping in their cars. The second night was much drier and those that stuck around the 2nd night stayed nice and dry.

The boys had several activities they did separately with their den leaders and they also did things altogether as a pack. The park was really nice and we enjoyed a little tour about the CCC and the work they did and the buildings they built. We also had a nice hike through the trails.

You can see more of the photos here...

J.T.'s Karate Graduation to Camo

JT LOVES karate. He has been taking karate for 6 months now and he seems to live and breathe it. He is in the Leadership program and absolutely thinks the world of all his instructors. We're hoping the investment we're making in his lessons will pay off with his attitude, self-esteem, respect for others, etc. This photo is of him and his Senior Instructor Mr. Mafie. You can see more photos here.

Here's a short video of part of his belt test...

Church Leadership Retreat

My sister KD and I went away for a weekend at Epworth by the Sea, St Simon's Island, Georgia to attend our church's Leadership Retreat. As you can see from this photo and video, we Methodists are very serious people and our meetings are always straight to the point and down to business!

It was fun rooming with KD and spending the weekend together. We got to know some of the other people at the church better and even met a few for the first time. Of course, we actually did get quite a bit of productive brainstorming about the future of our church done as well.

Epworth is a beautiful campus with hotels, motels, bunkhouses, meeting facilities, a church and beautiful surroundings. We were in meetings most the time we were there, but we still got to enjoy some leisurely down time.

Mom's 75th Birthday

We enjoyed dinner out to celebrate Mom's birthday at the Japanese Steak House. It was a nice evening out. I don't remember the name of the restaurant, it was one I had never been to before, but it was pretty good.

Happy New Year!