More Lacrosse pics

One of the parents with a more capable camera took some great photos and posted them to Shutterfly - great stuff!

First Lacrosse match....a learning experience

West Forsyth Gold's first Lacrosse match was yesterday morning VS Lassiter in Marietta, GA.  The coach was very impressed with the effort our goys made.  The final score did no really show that unfortunately.  The coach is doing a great job with these boys - half of them have never played the game before including Diego so he is very patient with them.  Diego did a great job - and the coach has been very complimentary of his attitude - saying he is a "natural" athlete and is surprised how quickly he has picked up the game.

We learned that Lacrosse is a really fun, face paced and intense sport to watch.  In fact, Diego and I have been watching it on ESPN U the past couple of weeks.  It's really an exciting sport. 

Diego's Cub Scout Awards

In preperation for Diego's first Boy Scout meeting tomorrow, I had to remove all the patches and awards that he had earned from his uniform.  The only awards that you are allowed to carry forward on the uniform to Boy Scouts is the Faith Knot patch and the Arrow of Light.  I hated to put all these things in a box for them never to bee seen again, so I went to Michaels crafts and bought a shadow box (40% off sale - nice) to display them in.  I think it turned out pretty good!

Big Day on the Lake

We had fun last Sunday enjoying a beautiful winter day floating around Lake Castleberry.  It was Marco's first time to try out the boat - he really enjoyed it.  Antonio wasn't having too much luck fishing, while Diego struggled to figure out how to row a flat bottom boat in the wind.  We are really enjoying our Georgia home!  Today, we are trying our luck fishing again with Antonio's Cub Scout Den.....I hope Den Leader Steve can give us some good tips - we need to change our luck!

Cub Scouts Blue and Gold

Last Saturday was a very special day.  Diego and Antonio had their Cub Scout Blue and Gold Banuets.  Antonio received his wolf badge, and Diego earned the highest award in Cub Scouting - the Arrow of Light.  Diego officially crossed over to Boy Scouts.  We are very proud of him!  He will be joining troop 39 tomorrow night and is very excited about the move.

For Antonio, this marked the first Blue and Gold Ceremony for the new Pack 8307, our startup pack at the new Whitlow Elementary School.  We had a very nice ceremony, dinner, and had a magician for entertainment. 

Snow in the South - a Rare Treat

What a treat to get some snow in the south.  This afternoon, we received abou 3 inches of heavy, wet snow that stuck to everything making for a really pretty scene.  Belinda is down in Florida with the kids (they had a 5 day break from school) and they really missed out as it's 45 and raining there - well, they are visiting our old friends so that's cool.  I had a fun time with the neighbors making snowmen.

Father Daughter Dance 2010

On Friday night, Brianna and I attended the Whitlow Elementary School Father Daughter dance.  We went to Brian and Karen Mcpherson's house before the event for some pizza, brownies, and punch.  It was a great evening - one of the best I have had in a long time.  By the nature of being a Dad to 3 boys, I end up spending a lot of time with my boys.  The opportunity to have a night with just me and her was just priceless.