Cam Update

First up, calling him "Cam" is all the rage.

Cam is a member of the Bear den in his Cub Scout Pack and the lucky boy has his Grandma Shearer as one of his den leaders! Life is good for scouts, this month they participated in the annual pinewood derby. Russ and Cam made a nice car (that I failed to take a picture of.) It was black with a LEGO man driver and trust me, it looked goooood!





Last week we went to the BYU Paleontology Museum with the Bear Den. I thought is was perfect for kids his age. They gave us a 30 minute tour and admission is free!





They are sticking their heads into the jaws of a prehistoric crocodile that was the length of school bus!

Recess is the first thing he tells me about when he gets home from school. I get animated play-by-play accounts of how this happens to his clothing on a regular basis...



Cam participated in his first Hershey Track Meet this month. Third-graders from five Elementary schools gathered at the local high school to compete. Unfortunately, we missed Cam's events, the standing long-jump and the 200 meter, while picking up Savannah from preschool. However, he did well, had a great time and is already anxious to compete next year.



Perhaps you noticed the red spot just above his lip. Here's another shot taken a few days later.



This is what an airsoft gun can do to your face. He doesn't care. After his first airsoft war with a big group of kids in the neighborhood, all he can talk about is buying one of his own. I can hear echos of The Christmas Story. "You'll shoot your eye out, you'll shoot your eye out." He promised to wear goggles so we are going to give him a probationary period to prove he is responsible enough to own one. I suggested a year long probation, but he didn't like that so much.

Cam keeps plugging away with piano lessons. This month he learned how to play Ode to Joy. He might play this for the recital in June and has a month or so to polish it up.



Cam works hard at school and recently became a fan of a reading program that the school is testing out. It's called Ticket to Read and he can't wait to do his reading homework each night. We are thinking about buying subscriptions for our kids this summer. It's less expensive if you buy them in bulk. If any of you are interested in going in for a group rate please let me know. You can get a 14 day free trial here.