Cheetahs Spring 2005

Here are all the photos we took of the Cheetahs this year ... there aren't that many. Two games and the end of the year party at GattiTown. It was another fun year!

Pack 61: The USS Lexington

Pack 61 sent about 120 folks on overnight Live Aboard trips to the USS Lexington this year. There were two tours of duty -- one in March and one in May. The boys and I went on the second tour of about 50 folks, and we had an absolute blast.

The staff on the Lexington is top notch. They are such professionals ... and they put on a heck of a program. They host about 480 folks each week ... Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, ROTC, church groups and more, I'm sure. For about $50, you get to tour the ship for two days, three square meals, a couple of excellent programs, the IMAX movie 'Fighter Pilots' and a place to lay your head for the night. You can't beat that!

I really enjoyed the Pearl Harbor exhibit (part of the movie from a couple of years ago was filmed there) and all the different tours. The boys liked seeing the planes, the movie, and just playing in their bunks. And the gift shop, of course! The boys and I got dog tags, which was really cool.

On Sunday, the ship hosted the Harley Riders Group, which spend two hours bringing hundreds of motorcycles up to the flight deck for a photo shoot from a helicopter. I wish I could get a copy of that!

So, I took a bunch of photos, as did Sayeed, our unofficial Den 7 photographer. See if you can spot the photo of him taking a photo of me and vice versa!

Brian, Sean and I also went to the Texas State Aquarium, which was also cool.

Catching up: Pack 61 Graduation Campout

Pack 61 had the Graduation Campout on April 30 with a theme of Extreme Scout Makeover. The boys transformed from one rank to another with the help of the Webelos and the parents shouting "Move that bus!" Sean helped dad start a fire and Brian ran amuck with the boys of Den 7. The campfire that night was fun, the weather was grand and we all had fun.

Catching up: Pack 61 Father/Son cake bake

I didn't get that many photos out of the Pack 61 Father/Son Cake Bake, but it was a ton of fun and we did raise something like $1,100 for the pack. Brian made a cake full of scout spirit, and Sean's was full of his own buggy senses.

Catching up: Pickles ferments

Pickles the deaf Rat Terrier is fitting into the family just fine. She has gained weight and seems to be a healthy, loving dog. She's real curious about water and seems to enjoy a bath. Having both of the dogs begging to come in and our convinced us to put in a doggie door!

Catching up: The Grassapillar

Brian had to make a caterpillar for a class project, so we made it out of dirt, grass seed and a nylon. It was lots of fun watching it grow and his teacher thought it was a hoot. It was the first time anyone had done it, which kind of surprised me.

Catching up: The Schultz

I wish I could remember when exactly this trip to the Schutlzes was ... but it was more than a month ago, I think. I went to Houston to go to the wake of the mother of a childhood friend, but stopped by Andy's on the way there. You can read more about Olivia here ... I also got to see little Andy and Sara. Pistols, they are.

Catching up: Twin Falls

I have several galleries to post from the last couple of months. I won't do them all at once ... but here are some photos from a trip to Twin Falls with Jeff and his sons Sam and Simon. A bit chilly, it was, but it was nice to see water in Barton Creek.

Den 7 launches their rockets

After Den 7 made their rockets, they of course had to shoot them off. So Tim brought us out to Patton Elementary where we all had a blast .. off. Get it? Blast off!

Anyway, our Official Den Photographer Sayeed took photos (thank you!) and shared them with us all, so I thought I would post them here.