Making Rank

The boys both earned new ranks at tonight's Boy Scout meeting. They are now a Tenderfoot Scout & Star Scout, respectively. We are so proud of them!

Cakes

The boys each made a cake to display at the Blue & Gold Ceremony that was before the Pinewood Derby on Sunday. Yummy!

2009 Pinewood Derby

Today was the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby. This boy was particularly thrilled to win his race!!

A Parent's Plate

We saw this license plate at the Cub Scout Box Sled race a couple of weeks ago. I wonder if all those boys are Scouts?

Watch out for the dragon!

These boys used a lot of imagination to design their sled!

Cub Sub

This was a really cool box sled!

Volunteer Instruction

The volunteers are being shown how to use the stopwatches to time each race. The photographer is a professional that was hired to cover the event. I wish that I had had the opportunity to talk to him about photography. After we returned home, I checked out his website and this guy is the real deal - National Geographic, Time Life, etc, and a corporate client list as long as my arm! I hope that my photos are even a fraction as good as his must be!!

The Long Climb

Here you can see the Scouts carrying their sleds up to the top of the hill - always the hardest part. On the right is the "track" that was packed down by snowmobiles.

A Sense of Humor

The Scouts that built this sled certainly made us laugh!

Cub Scouts Cardboard Box Sled Race

Here come our boys! (And another Scout) They designed and built this sled themselves, and it ran quite well for them. Unfortunately, during their next run, it flipped over, so they didn't get a good enough time to place in the top 4. Oh well. The important part was to have fun and they had that in spades!! Over the next few days I will be showing you a whole bunch of really creative, and sometimes, really fast sleds that the Scouts built themselves...

Box Sled Race

This morning our boys participated in a Cub Scout Box Sled Race in Auburn. It was awesome fun!! For the boys, and as you can see, also for the parents! My husband and another one of the fathers jumped in the boys' sled and took it for a run down the race track, just as soon as the final race had been run! They couldn't wait to get just as snowy as the kids!! Everyone had a wonderful time!!

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

Here you can see the little tree, all lit up, and the people, all bundled up and ready to head home for a nice, warm dinner...

Lighting the Tree

As a 'thank you' for participating in the parade, one of our Scouts was asked to plug in the tree lights - what a thrill!!

Christmas Parade

This afternoon, West Paris held its annual Christmas Fair and Parade, followed by a tree lighting ceremony. The Cub Scouts were honored by leading the parade to the Christmas tree, which they planted a couple of years ago, down by the town hall. Here you can see them marching behind the firetruck that was lighting the way. Unfortunately, just like during the Veteran's Day Parade, you can't see their handsome uniforms because of their winter jackets and snowpants...

Patriotic Jacket

This little boy was excited to show off his new jacket at the parade!

Thank You Veterans!

Here is our youngest, with one of his fellow Scouts, standing beside a sign that was posted in front of the West Paris General Store.

Here they come!

I ran ahead so that I could get pictures of the parade marching down Main Street...

Bundled up!

It was bitterly COLD! BRRRR! The wind blew little snowflakes around, but we persevered and marched!! This is my littlest, honored to be carrying the American Flag in the parade.

Veterans' Day Parade

Everyone gathered in front of the elementary school before the parade. We were early, so I had the boys pose in front of the sign...