Arrow of Light

Josh, Connor, Cole

 Josh has been SO excited about getting his Arrow of Light from Cub Scouts and moving on to Boy Scouts.  He has always shown such enthusiasm and dedication to the cub scout program and even got ALL 20 of the Achievements possible in Webelos.  We are so proud of him and for working so hard at all he does.  He is such a blessing in our home, always making us laugh.  He is really growing up to be a great example to his siblings and such a handsome kid!

He was able to get his Arrow with his best friend Cole who will be advancing to Boy Scouts next month after his birthday.  Josh is excited to join his other BFF, Connor in Boy Scouts.

 Grandma and Grandpa Monson came up to help us honor Josh at his Arrow ceremony.

I made Josh this shadow box that shows most of the awards that he earned as a Boy Scout.

Josh turns 11

Josh asked for a chocolate-oreo cake for his birthday.  It turned out AWESOME!  We had fun smashing the oreos and squishing them into to frosting.

Josh got a memory foam mattress topper and the XBox Kinex for his birthday.  It has been very entertaining to watch the kids flail and jump about.  It's good there isn't a mirror in there or they might stop playing for looking so silly.
David also took him, Cole (his BFF), Jake and Tate skiing on Monday (it ended up being a day off from school) and we went as a family to the restaurant of his choice (Pizza Pie Cafe) for his birthday dinner.  All in all, it was a pretty good birthday!

 I had to threaten  Josh with his LIFE that he BETTER NOT take a bite out of the cake.  (Last year he did and thought it was pretty funny.)

/ˈæŋgri/ Show han-gry[hang-gree]–adjective, -gri·er, -gri·est.

feeling or showing anger  or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with,  or about ) because of intense hunger:  
Jodie was HANGRY that she was dieting during her own birthday party and couldn't have chocolate cake.

Sledding @ Mutual Dell

 Our ward has an annual sledding party at Mutual Dell each year.  It was super fun to watch the kids zipping down the hill.  The ward provided hot cocoa and doughnuts!   David was a "SUPER-DAD" and took the kids on many runs.  He even went down the steep road run.  I preferred to stay inside where it was warm and there was plenty of sugar to keep me company.

It was not easy to get these three to stop for a minute and pose for me.  It took "CRAZY MOM" yelling and threatening.  Good thing I am so good at it!!!  It takes years of practice and honing of this skill.