Nick is so excited to be a cub scout!

Nick's first Pack Meeting as a new cub scout.
Listening to the guest speaker. (Member of the S.W.A.T. team)
Nick and some other members of the Wolf den talk about the heroic things they did during their den meeting.
Everyday Hero awards.
Lucky Nick gets to have his mom as his Cubmaster and next door neighbor (Shannon Pexton) as Assistant.
Nick earns his first award. The Bobcat and gets to pin the pin on mom.
He also gets to give her a kiss.
Now mom gets to paint Nick's face.
He's a true Bobcat!

He also gets to move his clothespin up on the rank tower.
Good job, Nick!!
Nick gets to pose with the S.W.A.T. team member and carry one of the big guns!

Nicholas is ready to be baptized!

Nick is so excited for his baptism! He has been telling everyone when it is. It will be on December 5th. We are so proud of you, Nick!!

Service Night...

After Nick's birthday party we all put together humanitarian kits for Jeff and Jane to take to Africa with them.
We did newborn kits, hygiene kits and school kits.
Jane working on the school kits...
Jantsen, Grandma, Jeff and Savannah working on newborn kits.
Payton and Jantsen
Savannah and Laura sealing the newborn kits.
Don't forget the pencils, Jants...
Even the little kids got into helping...
Payton had some pretty cute visitors come to wish him well. He has been sick for the past few days. Payton, Karson, Kelsie, and Marie. Kecia and Josie had already left.
Finishing up...
Grandpa barely made it coming from Montana!
Everything packed up...they will need to take 2 bags instead of 1! It was a great night!

Nick's 8th birthday!

Nick turned 8 on November 9th. He had a friend party the Saturday before his birthday.
He invited 14 boys...
Here they are getting ready to play "Murder".
Giving out the cards...
Getting ready to play "spoons"...
Everyone wanted to take a turn with the shuffler.
Then we went out to play "Capture the Flag", "Kick ball", & wiffle ball...
Greg tries to make the teams fair.

After playing games we had ice cream sandwiches and sang Happy Birthday.
Nick opens up his family gifts...he was so excited about his very own scriptures!
Grandma and Grandpa Faux came to wish him a happy birthday. They brought him 8 dollars and a shirt.
"Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!"
Nick was so excited about his birthday cake made by aunt Savannah. The Thorpe's came over to celebrate.
Nick wanted something sporty and Savannah came up with this...she is amazing!! Perfect for Nick!
Brooks is pointing to the baseballs.

"Cheese!"
Brooks, Jantsen and Nick
Ryann, Riley, Brooks, Jantsen and Payton
Crazy brothers! Nick had a great 8th birthday and can't wait for his baptism.

We love Halloween!!

Brookside Halloween Parade! Nick with Grace Elison
Nick and Grace
Jantsen and Jake Anderson.
Nick's 2nd grade class.
Josh, Jantsen, Cortez and Jake
A couple nights before Halloween we carve our pumpkins!! It is always interesting!
Digging into the mushy seeds!
Greg spends an hour on the internet finding the best face! And is now ready to carve!
Nick's pumpkin was pretty awesome!
Getting out the power tools...
Brooks smiles like his pumpkin...
Nick tries to smile like his?
Boys pose with pumpkins...
All lit up! Jantsen's is the Red Sox logo with "RED SOX" down the sides.

Going to school on Thursday. Nick is Hannah Montana and Jantsen is a Red Devil.

So cute!
Going trick or treating...Bumblebee and Hannah!

Yes, that would be Payton...
Payton and Karson head out to a party...
Jantsen and company come back to the house to play "spoons" with their loot.
Andrew, Jantsen, Brooks, Jake, Nick, Cortez and Josh.