I couldn't help myself.

I found this through a cousin's blog and I laughed so hard I just couldn't resist posting it.

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After the Pack Meeting

After pack meeting we went to Burger King ( not the place I would have chosen) for din dins. While there Sam got super giddy, went crazy with his Oreo shake and ended up with a shake goatee.... To see an adorable goatee click here.

Why would an Oreo shake make such a sweet cub scout go crazy? It's because the straw they give with the shake is Ginormous!!! Observe - Normal straw on the left, Ginormous straw on the right.

We couldn't believe our eyes. The straw is huge so that the Oreo chunks have a harder time getting stuck in it; therefore, leaving the consumer much less frustrated and way more satisfied, or crazy giddy depending on the consumer. That's what I call YOUR WAY RIGHT AWAY TECHNOLOGY. At least that's what is said on the straws wrapper.

Did I say straw? My bad, I meant BK Pipe. That's what it's called. I have proof.



Matt got jealous of our BK Pipes and went and asked for one for his soda.

All in all it was an amazing night.

My Little Cub Scout

Along with turning eight comes cub scouts. Sam's best friend turned eight in December and Sam has been eagerly waiting to join him at scouts since. Now he can! We went to our first Pack Meeting last week. This is Sam and his Den and Cub Master (also known as AKELA).

Sam escorted his mommy up for the award part. You will all be proud to hear that I earned my Bobcat pin. Here is Sam pinning it on me.

Sam earned his Bobcat which he got a patch for, the Leave No Trace Awareness Award which he also got a patch for, and his biking belt loop. He has been a busy boy this month. Thanks to his best friend for helping him along with his Bobcat. And a big thank you to his excellent den leaders. Here is a picture of us with our awards.

One of the funnest parts of the Pack meeting, besides getting my pin, was the cheers we did after each boys recognition. They drew a piece of paper out of a bowl with directions for a little cheer and we all did the cheer. Sam's cheer was the Compass Cheer. We all reached into our pockets for our compasses, opened our compasses, then pointed our compass arrows at Sam and then said, "There you go!" He loved it. And each cheer was different and just as silly. We have many years of pack meeting to look forward to!

Stay tuned to see what we did after Pack Meeting.

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