Arrow of Light

Parker received his Arrow of Light award in Cub Scouts tonight.  This is the highest award you can receive in Cub Scouts.  He now moves onto the Boy Scout program.  It seems like just yesterday that he was a cute little brand new 8 yr. old Cub Scout.  How time flies! We’re so proud of all his accomplishments in Cub Scouts. 

 

Here’s a picture of him when he was a brand new 8 year old Cub Scout.

 

All grown up now! Parker and Brother Ayers who did a fantastic job as one of his Webelo leaders.

 

Receiving his awards

 

Saying goodbye to the Cub Scout program before he crosses the Arrow of Light Bridge

 

Getting ready to cross the Arrow of Light Bridge

 

Parker has been looking forward to the day when he could cross the bridge!

 

At the other end of the bridge he is welcomed by the 11 year old Boy Scouts.

Congratulations Parker!!

Happy Birthday Parker!!

My sweet Parker boy turned 11 years old on August 6th! I’m just not ready for him to be this old! I just want him to stay a kid! But I guess there’s not much I can do about it.  

Parker truly is an amazing kid.  How did I get so lucky?? Parker is smart, funny, kind, caring, and is really everything that is good.  He has always been the perfect student and I’ve never had to worry about him getting in trouble in school. :)   Ever since he was little, Parker has been my big helper.  I have always been able to depend on him to help me clean or do anything that I ask him to…and he doesn’t even complain.  Ever since he was probably 3 years old, whenever he walks into my bedroom and sees that I’m making my bed, he immediately comes over to the other side of the bed to help me.  I’ve always loved that about him. Parker has the best smile and I love all of the hugs that he always gives me! I don’t deserve such an amazing kid, but I’m sure glad that I have him!! He has been a complete joy from the moment that he was born!!

 

 

 

The following week on the 14th, he had some friends over for a party.  I wish that I had taken more pictures, but Stan played games with the boys, taught them magic tricks, and did a magic show for them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wanted to share some pictures of Parker when he was young. 

 

 

 

I love the one on the right.  He had an owie on his leg and insisted that he needed a cane! I especially love the look on his face! He must be in a lot of pain! :)

 

 

Happy 11th Birthday Parker! I love you with all of my heart!!

The Annual Phelps Back to School Party!!

Ever since I can remember, my family has had a “Back to School Party” the week before school started.  When we were young, we started the party with a yummy sack lunch and then gathered in the family room to play games.  After every game, we got to run into the Living room to pick out fun school supplies that my mom had purchased.  And of course the Back to School party was never complete without my Dad leading us in the song “School Days, School Days, Dear Old Golden Rule Days, Readin’ and Ritin’ and ‘Rithmetic, Taught to to the tune of a hick’ry stick…”

 

My Mom and Dad have so graciously continued on the Back to School Party tradition with the grandkids.  However, it’s a little hard to play games in the family room with 50 people, so the structure of the party has changed a little bit.  It is now a Back to School/Water party.  My kids look forward to this day like you would not believe!

 

My parent’s rent a fun water slide for the water party.  The kids never get sick of sliding down.  They do it over, and over, and over again!

 

Parker

 

Dallin

 

Cassie

 

All 3 of them!

 

I thought this was a cool picture of Parker.

 

Cassie and cousin Rinsley

 

My Dad puts a sprinkler under the trampoline.

 

After sliding down the slide for a couple of hours, Dallin finally stops long enough to eat Snow Cones. 

 

Dallin with cousins Hite and Stephen.  I was afraid to ask how many snow cones they ate by the end of the party!

 

Let the games begin!!

 

 

 

 

The tradition continues.  After each game, the grandkids come and pick out fun school supplies.

 

By the end, they come home with a bag full of school supplies.

 

We don’t have sack lunches anymore, we do pizza! It takes 15 pizzas to feed the Phelps family! My youngest brother Nathan is so Macho! :)

 

So here’s the funny part.  My mom insists that we have “Mean Cafeteria Ladies” to serve the pizza.  So the brother in laws put on their aprons and fill the role. And they really ARE Mean Cafeteria “Ladies”!! The kids get a kick out of this part of the party.  I would have to say that Matt is the meanest cafeteria “lady” of them all.  He really hams it up! We have to remind the little kids that he is just kidding around before they start crying. :)  It’s such a crack-up!!

 

 

The Mean Cafeteria “Ladies”

 

 

What a fun day it was!! Thanks Mom and Dad!!

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