A Class Reunion

This past week my dad hosted a mini class reunion in San Diego...His class turns 70 this year so the wanted to mark the milestone with a fun trip together......Jack and I tagged along quite a bit and enjoyed the tour of the San Diego coast which I had not done in years! Enjoy the pictures.....

Some of the Gang....Pittsfield, Ill. High school Class of 1959

Me and the Munchkin....La Jolla Shores....He was using his DSI to

Photograph squirrels.....such a funny guy....

Jack and the Hang gliders in the background....
Jack pretending to be a squirrel......
Sweet Boy....AKA Indian Jones the boy scout years....
Jack at the top of Mt. Soledad..
Jack dragging Carrol Cox up the hill to Pt. Loma Lighthouse
in Jack's words: "The old guy I had to help up the mountain!"

Point Loma Lighthouse........

Jack and Becky at the top of the lighthouse.....

AKA grandma Bogan's twin sister........

Sea World

While in California this week to help my dad celebrate his class reunion, Jack and I took a day trip to Sea World! We had a great time.....We got so wet we made several outfit changes.....Jack loved all the water rides and the Sea Lion show! Can't wait to go back again in a few weeks......

Jack enjoying the polar bears.....

Jack and a Walrus.....

Pretending to swim under water......

Looking for whales........

sweet boy in the penguin encounter.......
At the new sea turtle encounter.....

Pretending to be in the sea lion show......

Feeding the Sea Lions........
Sea Stars....... Getting Wet at the bottom of the Atlantis Ride.......

Punching bag mania.........................

Getting Ready to climb rope wall.......

The Munchkin Gets All A's...........

Today was the last full day of school and at the awards assembly Jackson got a certificate for making all A's!!! What a way to end the school year! Enjoy the pictures. .....


Jack and Ethan being very silly at the awards assembly...
On stage with his girls..........................
Ummm....It looks like he is sooooo happy....hee hee
More goofy boys.......
Jack and his teacher....guess Jack's goofiness rubbed off on her!

Twin Day.....Well Triplets........

Today was Twin Day at school.....In Jack's case Triplet Day.....Jack and his two buddies Ethan and Braeden decided to be triplets instead of twins......My twin was my my friend Jenn......Enjoy the pictures!

Wolf........and a new leader........

Monday night at his final cub scout pack meeting for the year, Jackson bridged over from the tigers to the wolves. So he is now our little Wolf.....He received all the belt loop awards from his hard work at the Boy Scout Expo and his new Wolf gear. Jack received belt loops for: Fishing,Physical Fitness, Marbles, Geology, Disability Awareness, and horseback riding....he also received an elective bead for tying knots.


And can you guess who the new Wolf den leader is going be?????? That's right it is me!I can't wait! The Boy Scout organization is a wonderful program and I was honored to accept the position as Wolf leader for Las Vegas Pack 694!


Jack recieving his awards.....



All the Tigers with their awards........

Last few minutes as Tigers.......
Parents taking off Tiger Gear.........
6th and 7th grade scouts helping Jack bridge over.......

YAY! I am a Wolf!!!
Daddy putting on the new Wolf Gear!

Presenting Pack 694 Wolves........

With Cub Scout Master Roethel.....on his last night....his son is

in 5th grade and moving up to Boy Scouts......we are going

to miss him...... :(

Boy Scout Jamboree......

Jack and I survived Boy Scout Camp/Jamboree....... I mean that literally! Friday was very windy. We arrived at camp and got everything set up. The boys were up until about 10 pm running around having the best time. It was a little cold and windy but bearable. Jack and I got into our nice warm tent and got settled in for the night. Jack was out like a light! An hour later the wind really started blowing. We were still warm but it was impossible to sleep with all the wind(for me anyway, Jack slept through it all!) Our tent kept going up and down like it was breathing and the sound of the trees overhead which sounded like they could break and land on us at any moment.....freaked me out! The next morning we emerged from our tent to find out that 60 mile an hour winds had blown through our camp!
Well, we didn't let the wind and cold damper our spirits.....the boys got up and headed to the Jamboree for a day of boy scout fun and education.......that evening many of the parents and children left.....they didn't want to deal with the wind another night! Including the head master! Well our little Tigers really wanted to stay another night so all us parents agreed to stay along with two Wolves, 7 Webelos and the Camp Master.......by 5 o'clock the wind stopped and it was a beautiful night! Jack slept in another tent with his buddies Joshua and Anthony and I had a wonderful nights sleep our tent all by myself.........We had a wonderful time and can't wait for the next boy scout camp out.....
If your wondering where RJ was......he doesn't camp.......although he did stop by and eat dinner with us Saturday night......Enjoy the pics!





American flag hanging in our campsite........
Head Master going over camp rules.......

3 Tiger Scouts heading to the campfire......

Oreos.....Yummy!

Ghost stories in the our tent.......

Up at 6 a.m. ready for the Jamboree.....
Dressed and ready for the Jamboree.....had to be in full uniform

to work at the bird feeder making booth.......

Water balloon sling shot............

Tigers in a Tee Pee........

Learning how to tie knots........

Working at our troops bird feeder booth..........

"Make a Bird Feeder!"

Gladiators........

Fell down during the army obstacle course.......

Riding a homemade swing some Eagle Scout made........

Mommy and Jack at boy scout camp.........

An Artist????

Jack is turning into quite the little artist! RJ and I are so proud of him. Last year he had a horrible art teacher who told him his art work was, "Ugly" and "Awful"...Needless to say after the assistant principal Mr. Davis witnessed one of these tirades against Jack.....He was livid and Mr. Davis went with Jack every Tuesday to art class....Well, this year our principal hired a new art teacher and she is WONDERFUL! Jack loves art and is doing well.....and below is the latest masterpiece displayed in the entry way at school! Enjoy!

"Flowers in a Vase", by: Jack Bogan