Light of Christ

Today was a very special day for Nathan. Today’s Sunday Mass was the culmination of the many hours of work that he and two of his fellow scouts completed independently over the past few months. Two boys worked toward the Parvuli Dei Emblem and Nathan fulfilled requirements for the Light of Christ Emblem. It is a very [...]

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Express Update

Sean celebrating his 10th birthday on St. Patrick’s Day. 

Nathan racing by on his new skate board…oh dear.

Sean took his support for the Syracuse Orange to the next level.

If you look closely, his new braces are sporting the SU colors.

After a lot of hard work, Nathan earned his Wolf badge.

Nathan (and Steve) recently built a new bird house [...]

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All Star Weekend

Sean wrapped up the basketball season today with an appearance in the 2009 Boys and Girls Club all star game. He worked hard all season long, and the fruits of his labor really shined today.

Here is Sean filling the wing on the fast break.

Here is Sean playing defense. He had the task of guarding one [...]

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Nathan’s Adventures

Nathan recently participated in his second pinewood derby along with his fellow cubscouts. He and Steve had a lot of fun building the 2009 addition of his car.

Here Nathan is afixing the tire to the “rocket”

Here is Nathan posing infront of the track where all of the drama was to unfold. He ended up finishing 17th [...]

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Nathan’s Cub Scout Activities

On the topic of Cub Scouts, Nathan has done some interesting things recently.
 
One activity was a tour of the fire station.

Here Nathan and his fellow Cub Scouts are getting an “inside look” at some of the equipment.
 
 
And as the final highlight of his first year in Cub Scouts, Nathan earned the Tiger Badge. He has worked hard [...]

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Remembering Our American Heroes

Our Memorial Day observance began today with the customary community parade in which Nathan proudly donned his Pack 5 Cub Scout uniform and made the march for the first time to the city war memorial.

From there we went down to Seneca Lake State Park where the traveling Vietnam Wall Memorial Exhibit was displayed for the holiday weekend.

Nathan seemed [...]

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Nathan’s Scouting Activities

When we noticed in the newspaper that a young man was collecting “pre-owned” bicycles for his Eagle Scout project, we thought it would be the perfect use for the two bicycles we had outgrown.  With no cousins able to use the bikes at the present time, we thought someone in Geneva might enjoy them.  It took [...]

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Derby Day

This morning we attended the much anticipated Pinewood Derby for area Cub Scouts. Watching Nathan’s car transform from the original rectangular block of wood to sleek, stripe-bearing contender was incredible! Watch….and be amazed!

 When Nathan removed the contents out of the kit pictured below, the team was a little intimidated…but not for long. 

Nathan and Steve put their heads together, sought [...]

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Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday was a busy day in our household. Even though it was a holiday off from school, we still had to get out the door early. For Nathan and Stephanie, it was off to a Cub Scout Pack bowling outing.
Nathan bowled very well. As you can see this one looks [...]

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Cub Scouts and Carolers

Tuesday night was the “Pack Meeting” for Pack 5.  This is the time when all the dens gather together to share what has been happening and to receive any awards, merit badges or recognitions the boys have been working on.  Nathan received a prize and a patch for selling popcorn, his Bobcat Badge and a “Quality [...]

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