Lucas goes to camp!

Lucas just recently joined cubscouts. He has only got to do one activity with his troop. This past week was a day cubscout camp. His troop didn't actually participate but informed us about it. So, I decided to let Lucas try it out. I took him down Monday and spent the day with him, since we didn't know anyone at first. After that, Lucas was ready to go the rest of the week on his own. He absolutely loved it! He had several buddies before the week was through. It was extremely hot and he fell asleep on the drive home several days, but he was still sad to see the week end. He earned 2nd place in B.B. Gun in his den and accomplished several things that will help him move along in cubscouts. I am so proud of him and glad he had such a good experience with scouting. I hope to see him earn Eagle someday!

Vacation 2010

We decided the best vacation for us this year was to stay at home and do things we normally can't fit in. So, we vacationed for three days. No work and all play! We went to the Louisville Zoo, the Patton Museum, the drive-in, antique shops and swam in our new pool. It was nice not having to pack and unpack and travel very far. It was all we needed this summer since we invested in a pool. Cody loved the museuem since he's totally into war history. Lucas had a ball at the zoo. He had been asking for monthes to go to the zoo. He even got in free because he read six books. He said his favorite part was when Daddy tricked Mommy into getting sprayed by the dinosaur. :) He said his second favorite part was when Daddy got pooped on by a bird. :) Thank goodness it was his hat though. My favorite part was watching Cody be such a good, big brother and them getting along so well. Enjoy our family vacation pics!

Minton Homecoming

This past Sunday, our church held a homecoming and special tribute for my grandpa. He turns 99 this Sunday. He's lived almost a century! Not only that, he was still driving himself to church a couple of months ago. A few weeks ago, he fell at the station. It's really gotten him down. Thank goodness he didn't break anything though and was able to attend church Sunday and even speak, and boy did he speak. We heard lots of stories. Then, Uncle Evan said a few words. Lastly, my brother, David spoke. His talk was wonderful and touched everyone. Speaking of everyone, we had almost 150 people there Sunday. It's been a long time since we had that many at church. I was so happy to be there with so many family and friends. It was awesome to have Pete's grandma and mom there too. I had the best weekend with my brothers' families too. David and his family came down on Saturday and spent the night. The kids played wonderfully and I enjoyed visiting with David and Ammie. Ammie and I stayed up until 1:30 going through pictures and talking. After church and potluck, we all went to the cemetary and took some flowers for Dad's grave. Then, we all went back to our house. They stayed until almost seven. Lucas had a blast with all his cousins. He didn't want them to leave, me either. The only thing that could have made the weekend any better was to have Christi, Lance, Rachel, and Eli with us. Christi had to stay home with some of the kids who were sick. That was a bummer, but I completely understood. This weekend was definitely one of the happiest moments of my life. Grandpa is definitely going to leave a legacy behind because I think the Mintons are awesome!