COLE!

Those of you that know Spencer, know that he is TERRIFIED of dogs! He was attacked by one when he was 4 and has not forgotten it. It doesn't matter the size and it doesn't USUALLY matter if you tell him that "he won't hurt you!" It could be the nicest dog, Spencer is terrified! It is sad actually. When he is invited to a friends house, the first thing he asks is if they have a dog. He won't go if they do. Well, this past week, my brother John got his family a dog. We knew they were looking for a large dog and that made Spencer nervous becasue we spend a lt of time at the Merrill's house. Well, this is Cole and Cole is a LOVE. He is a fully trained, full bred, 1 year old golden retriever. They got him here. If you are interested you could read more about him here. Tonight, we had a little family birthday party over at my brother's house. We were excited, but a little nervous to see Spencer with Cole. We really didn't know what would happen. Madison (Spencer's closest cousin and pal) introduced Cole to him slowly. He was a little scared at first, but by the end of the evening, he was holding the leach and walking him around the house. Yeah for Cole. We plan to go over often to overcome his fear.

Chelsea's first day of dance class!

Chelsea is taking a dance class every Wednesday after school. It is a ballet/tap class. It is a 8 week class through the community. Her teacher is wonderful. Some of you might know Melissa from one of the T.O. wards. Melanie took her same class when she was 3 and 4. It is so fun to watch these cute girls dance. Chelsea especially loved the tap! I don't know...I think she did pretty good for her first time!

Derby Time!

So, the moment you all have been waiting for...

It is that time of year as most of you with scouts know. We had our derby race tonight. This is what Dan and Spencer have been working on for the past month. Yes, it was made with the actual "cub scout" car derby kit. Many people were questioning that! Spencer and Dan were pretty pleased with the out come except for it's speed. While it looks amazing, it was not the fastest. But that is OK, because they had fun making it together. Spencer got awarded Sportiest car. So, Dan gets it for design again! Such an Architect!! Dan says, he knows what he did wrong and next year it will look good and win! LOL!!

Rollie Pollie!

It was the weirdest thing~ Today, there were rollie pollies every where! The kids decided they needed to collect them ALL! The kids collected all these in less then 3 minutes. Rollie Pollies are cuter when they are crawling on the ground. When they are all in a cup together, they gross me out. GROSS!!