Cub Scouts it is!

Okay, we've taken Little Lion to every sporting event known to man . . . . well, maybe not "every!" But at least all the ones offered in our area to kids his age. There statement qualified.

Anyway, he's been a good sport about going and supporting friends and even "testing" some out. But has always opted to "just watch". So when he came home from school excited about Cub Scouts I was a excited, yet apprehensive all the same.

You see he was real excited about Karate once too. Then he was told he had to chop a board in half with his hand and that was the end of that! It didn't matter how many times we told him it wasn't true; he was done before he even started.

So after two "meetings" and a semi-confident Little Lion, Daddy Lion agreed to sign him up. He was very proud of his uniform!

As you can tell! Such a GQ pose ~ takes after his Daddy! I'll have to post those pics sometime . . .j/k. The catch? Cause you know there is one! After taking this picture and being told to take everything off so we don't loose it....

Yep, you guessed it! We promptly lost the slide for the neckerchief! SERIOUSLY! How does one loose something from the bathroom to the kitchen!?!? We've searched everywhere!

Apparently we aren't the first. At the first den meeting Daddy Lion was given some tips to keep it from happening again. That is after Little Lion buys a new one with his own money! (These things are cheap!)

So, Little Lion's take after the first meeting? "It was boring!" So, we'll see how long our scouting adventures last! Oh, I forgot to mention the first event? MOM and ME camp-out! WHO SIGNED UP FOR THIS?!?!

Okay, good attitude! I'm sure some boy scout will need his eagle scout project ~ I'll sign whatever needs to be signed if he'll just put up my tent! This is going to be exciting!!!

I leave you with a pose from Little Pumpkin. 'Cause you know if I'm taking a picture of Little Lion, I must want one of her too! ;o)

I have no explanation for this one! Enjoy!

Photo pointers needed . . .

So pictures are worth a thousand words right . . . .

I think she is saying: "I don't care about first day of school pictures!"

A snapshot of Strong-will Determined . . .

This am Little Pumpkin asks for a bagel for breakfast.

Mommy: "We don't have any bagels."

Little Pumpkin: "I want a bagel."

Mommy: "I can make you toast."

Little Pumpkin: "I want a bagel."

M: ignoring her now because she has left the room . . .

Five minutes later:

LP: "I'm ready for breakfast."

M: "Ok, you need to tell me what you want."

LP: "I want a bagel."

M: "I know you want a bagel, but we don't have any. You make a bagel and I'll fix it for you."

LP: "You could make a bagel out of toast."

Moral of the story: sometimes it does pay off to be determined!

Hate it when my kids are right! LOL

Little Pumpkin with her toast bagel! Did pretty good didn't I!?! *grin*

The Milk Debaucle

Since my last post, I've had many requests for the explanation of Little Lion's self-diagnosis of a milk allergy. So I'll try to be short winded. . . but no promises. *grin*

So the first week of school Little Lion complained about his tummy almost every morning. Being the good "redneck" mom I am, I told him he needed to just go "poop". Well, Wednesday of that week same story different day . . . he followed my recommendation and still made it on the bus. On the car ride home from school, when we talked about his day, he informed me he went to the nurse's office twice. "But I didn't have a fever, so she sent me back to class." The loving mom I am replied "Of course you didn't have a fever, you're not sick." *grin*

Thursday morning . . . same story different day again. However, this morning he is at the porcelian throne trying to force himself to throw-up. Daddy Lion and I become very concerned and begin discussing school. Trying to pry something out of him without planting the idea in him. We assume somethings going on and he's trying not to go to school. However, after no avail he RUNS (because he wants to not because he has to) to the bus stop to get on the bus with the neighbor boy. The kid is fine . . .

FYI . . . bus comes by at 7am.

Phone rings at 7:55 . . . "This is Nurse Donna at the school and I have Little Lion in my office. He says he threw up on the bus and I called the bus barn and they confirmed he did." After apologizing profusely I throw Little Pumpkin in the car and head to the school.

Upon arriving home, I have him take his shoes off outside thinking they are yucky . . . but wait they look fine; in fact everything looked fine and he didn't reek of stomach acid . . .

MOMMY: "Little Lion where did you throw up"

Little Lion: "On the bus" (such a male answer)

MOMMY: "I mean where on the bus, at the trash can?"

L.L: "At my seat"

M: "Were you sitting on the aisle"

L.L: "No, between M & T"

M: "Did you throw up on them?"

LL: "No"

M: "Where exactly did you throw up?"

LL: Pointing to his shirt and shorts "Here and here" (they are perfectly dry).

SO, my hypothesis is that the mucus that has been draining from his sinuses has his tummy upset. He then gets on the bus (after refusing to eat) and glues himself to the two boys' DS screens while riding on the hot, bumpy bus.

The kid got car sick and "threw up" some mucus. REALLY NOW?!?!

Anyway, somehow he equated all that with milk and that he must be allergic to it. Refused butter, because you know that's made of milk and even complained about the Parmesan cheese in the spaghetti sauce! I asked him what he was drinking for lunch (because his options are chocolate, strawberry or plain milk), he said "Chocolate milk because that's all they have." And apparently string cheese is okay as is ANY ice cream! But not the pudding filled cupcakes.

BUT . . . I'm happy to report that this am when I gave him his plain toasted bread, he informed me that "The milk thing is okay now" and promptly asked for butter and cinnamon on his toast!

Funny kid!

7 ~ the perfect number!

Our Little Lion isn't so little anymore! Yesterday he turned 7!!! Where have the years gone?!?

He did have a cupcake for breakfast, but has decided he is allergic to milk so refused to eat it!!! That's a whole other post in itself; but don't be alarmed, he is getting plenty of milk.

Since it was his birthday and he asked very sweetly, I let him ride the bus home for the first time! Probably the last time too. *wink* He said "that was fun, but it was really hot."

Just love having those front teeth gone . . . keeps him looking "little" still.

"I can't eat this cake" says Little Lion after this is what he had done to it:

Of course he couldn't eat the "cake" he devoured all 2 pounds of the cream cheese icing off of it!!! Pretty sure he was in some state of a sugar coma for the rest of the night!

We had a great family celebration with Lolly, Pop, Tia and Patrick. Got to skype with G'ma and G'pa and even talked with Aunt Brandi on the phone! More celebrations to come with a b-day party on Sat!

Still in a state of shock myself! But so glad Little Lion is a part of our lives and proud of the gentleman he is becoming! He truly is a Tenderhearted Lion.