Troop 1 Attend BYU football game

So, Matt E. decided to fly up and take Myles to a BYU football game.  At 1-6, a major disappointing year for the team, we were able to get cheap tickets for the whole bunch.  Thanks Matt.  To make it even more fun we decided to have a tailgate party and all the girls came down to join in the fun.  It was a beautiful fall day, sunny and warm.

Great family and a win for BYU, now 2-7.  Broke loosing streak!!!

Surrounding the courgar

Myles watching the game for his birthday

Enjoying hamburgers, hotdogs and chips in a tailgate party, our first.

Fun times.

Our two boys!

And the girls joined us for lunch as well.  Wow, that was fun.

Myles, intently watching the game.

Jordan and the Gardening merit badge

Jordan went out to the garden to do some weeding and pick some of his crops.  Here is his corn that he grew from seed 6 months ago.  No close polinator but it did produce an interesting piece of corn.  Also, the yellow pepper is great and he has many.   His beans will need to be picked this week also.  He weeded as well and put the green weeds in the compost bin.  He's learning a new hobby.

sOUTing in the Uinta Mountains with 4 Great Scouters

Matt's been planning this hike for the last year and I've been preparing to go for months.  Although I was slowed down in my preparation with a little virus and subsequent mono, I recovered enough to make the trip.  What a great time we had hiking and seeing the amazing Uinta Mountains, singing around the campfire, cooking and eating together and just having a great time being in the great Outdoors.   42 miles and a great loop, half of it in new territory for me.  I'm looking forward to the next trip with these guys!

East Fork Blacks Fork parking lot ready to head out for a little hike

The beginning of our loop.  Little East Fork of the Blacks Fork

Taking a short break and I do mean short!

Fishing the first night.

Almost to Red Knob Pass on the 4th day

Matt has a tradition of taking a dip on the 3rd day.

Red Knob Pass and the sign replacement project

Loaded down but determined

Lambert Lake

You want to carry the old sign down???? Go for it Zack.

Sunset at Lambert

Mountain overlooking Lambert Lake

East Fork Blacks Fork on the bridge

West Fork of Blacks Fork from Red Knob Pass

These are tough dudes, hiking 40+ miles in 5 days.

Eagle Scout Court of Honor - Zack Sorensen

Zack Sorensen, Eagle Scout!

Happy mother's of Eagle Soucts

Zack and a couple happy Grandparents!

Scouting with Myles in Gilbert

Well, Myles spent a couple weeks in South Weber/Lehi and it seems we never had time to have some fun doing Bear Electives. With only a morning to have some fun, we did some Native American (Indian) crafts. A Talking Stick and a Dream Catcher! These were fun things to make and I had the right supplies from my days as a Cub Master to help him out.

Talking Stick - used by a Native Tribe to focus on listening and talking.  The person holding the stick talked while those who didn't listened.

Dream Catcher - used by Native Tribes to catch bad dreams in the spider web as well as good dreams that dropped down through the 3 feathers to the sleeper

Zack has been asked to be on staff for Timberline in his council.

That will be a fun experience for him!

Went down to Jordan's last pinewood derby.  His car was sleek and really fast looking.  However, the wheels were put on so good that all 4 wheels touched the ground and therefore, the car wasn't as fast as some of the others.  The track person said he does 120 races a year and the track cost him $1500.

Two wards - 29 cars

Jordan watching his car come in close 2nd

One Happy Webelos Scout

Fun time Scouting with Grandson Jordan

The winning car.  Notice the front right wheel, not even touching!

This kid looks like he did it himself!

Check the weights on the bottom.  Zoom in on the nails put in totally crooked.

Here's the troop going backpacking

Myles in California with his Scouting collection

Jordan working on a wood project

Another backpacking trip with Troop 1

Carson conducting a chess tournament for the Chess Merit Badge

Order of the Arrow 100th Anniversary at Tracy Wigwam

Carson helping me in Kaysville demonstration

Carson and the patrol hiking to Malen's Peak

Carson at the 100th Anniversary of Scouting in the Church museum

Carson being awarded his Star rank and several merit badges

Jordan at one of his Pinewood Derbies

Jordan Scouting around the fire

Matt and son Zack on a Troop #1 backpacking trip

Myles and some of his Scouting items

Carson on a Troop #1 bike ride

Myles and our Scoutmaster

Myles at a district campout in Arizona

Myles closet collection of Scouting items

Our scoutmaster presenting to Matt

Two Wood Badgers