The trouble with getting pictures

Getting these two to pose for pictures is always a dizzying adventure...

First hole in my head

Yep, came out in school today. Thankfully my mask caught it, but the tooth fairy better pay up tonight! 

Final pinewood derby

That was the last pinewood derby run for me (vs. Emma's car) before my bridging ceremony from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. The car looked awesome, but I still think we should have snuck a little engine in there to make it really go. 

After that, it was time for our den to say its goodbyes. Cub Scouts was awesome, and luckily I'll get to hang with most of these guys at the next level too. Dad read a script about all the stuff we did during our time together ...

... and then he pinned my Arrow of Light on. I got to stick him with a special parent pin too. (Don't worry, no blood was shed). 

And we all built this great arrow plaque to help us remember our time together. I've got mine hanging above the bed now, in case I ever forget everything I've done and learned. Next up, getting my Eagle badge! 

Cicada invasion?

We keep hearing about how these things are gonna take over the whole neighborhood, but they don't seem so scary to me. Besides, how many of them could there be? 
 

A ride around the park

We took a visit to Wheaton park recently pretty much just because they have a train you can ride. And it was awesome. 

We got a full visit of the park, darting through trees and over a few small rivers. It wasn't a full train, but it was the first train we've gotten to ride on in a long time, and it lived up to the anticipation. 

And afterwards. Emma and I took a shorter trip around the carousel. The view wasn't quite as good, but it was fun to be able to do that again too. 
 

Mind maze

So many twists and turns...

Trampolines for sleeping

 

Everybody knows the best place for jumping is your bed, so how could we not use the old mattresses for some freestyle acrobatic practice?