Flying Towards Eagle

Wednesday evening at 11:48 p.m. Spring became official as the sun became perpendicular with the earth's equator. Also unbeknownst to most of the known world, just a few hours previous, two young men took steps into a much larger world. Wow, that sounded deep and boring! :-)

Josh and Jacob were honored at their troops court of honor. Joshua was awarded his Life rank advancement. He actually earned it some time ago. In addition, he was awarded 10 merit badges! He will be eligible for his Eagle Scout this summer.
Jacob earned his very first merit badge (Astronomy) at the same court of honor. He will be turning 12 in a couple of weeks.

Guitar Hero

My brother Joe gets our vote for Guitar Hero. Not the video game, but in real life! Michael drew a picture of him playing his electric guitar.

Josh has also picked up the guitar and is having a great time learning the instrument. Recently, Josh and I went to a guitar store and played some expensive guitars. I think the most expensive one was $3100.00 or $3200.00. Then, Josh found a $99.00 guitar and played it. He liked the $99.00 one better. Go figure! I like that he doesn't like the expensive ones. I actually liked the $99.00 one too!

March Comes In Like a Reindeer

This morning, our kids were outside playing on our green grass, enjoying the football once again as March began. The winds had been blowing, the weather cooling a little. The Spring air that we had enjoyed for the last few days slowing departing. Then, it happened! Little drops of wind-blown rain morphed into the substance that reminded us of most days this Winter! Here, Michael poses for a snow shot.

Below is some video of the snow falling.