Brian's Roald Dahl project

Brian had an autobiography book report for school, and he chose Roald Dahl's 'Boy.' Brian did his report by acting as Dahl in an imaginary interview session. Sean helped a great deal with the video. They both did great!

Dynamo win Western Division

We went to our first pro soccer game, and it was a great, great time. We went to the Western Division championship match between the Houston Dynamo and the Kansas City Wizards. The Dynamo won and will play New England in the finals next week in D.C.

The game experience was really awesome. They had a great crowd (the largest for the Dynamo in history at 30,000+) and many sang and jump through the whole match. There was a fun little fan zone outside the stadium, and we also watched the pre-game warmups and the Fox Soccer Channel anchors do their show.

The game was great too. The action rarely stopped, and there was some really great play. (It's funny, I just searched on YouTube for game action and I found the "National Anthem", which was done by three tenors in orange kilts. At half time they sang "500 Miles," which was a hoot.

Brian's Austin Rock Gym party

Brian invited the Table for 19 boys to the Austin Rock Gym for his birthday party. They all did bouldering and rock climbing with Cory and I belaying them. Everyone had fun, and as Brian said, "Everyone did a little better than they could."

Brian's Birthday

Brian celebrate his 11th birthday despite my efforts to make him 12. No matter how old he is, he still likes playing in the box as much as the gift. (Especially since I failed to buy a cord for his keyboard amplifier.) We actually went camping the day of his birthday, and I had planned on making a cake for him in a dutch oven, but the day was too jam-packed to do it. So the following day we joined the Table for 19 at the Roadhouse in Bastrop for a cake mom made. Cake was great.

Halloween 2007

Sean the zombie and Brian the, um, Death Eater? terrorize the neighborhood with their friends in search of candy.

Some Cub Scout Events

Pack 61 Fall Campout

Pack 61 had their Fall Campout at Camp Tom Wootton, led by Chief Dancing with Chickens. Actually, we had a great Native American theme and the campout was fantastic. It was the last pack-wide campout for the older scouts, so they had a really cool ceremony to light the campfire.

Den 8 Dragons at Krause Springs

The Dragons had their first camp out at Krause Springs in Spicewood, and the boys had a ton of fun. They earned their Forestry activity badge, cooked a wonderful camp stew from scratch, and did lots and lots of running around. The campgrounds there are wonderful, and it's nice and close to Austin.

Den 8 Dragons at Bowie vs. Austin High

The Dragons worked on their Sportsman activity badge while attending the Bowie vs. Austin High football game. Bowie ended up winning the game in thrilling fashion in overtime, though we were long in bed by that point. Go Bulldogs!

Den 8 Dragons at TPWD Expo

The Den 8 Dragon patrol spend a couple of hours at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Expo in Austin. It wasn't nearly enough time, but they had fun with bugs, helicopters, cooking, rope making and more.

Den 8 Dragon's Zoo trip

The Dragons invited members of Den 3 to join them at the Austin Zoo to work on Naturalist.