Cub Scout goals

Today was a great day to sleep in with no school or work.  We took advantage of it.  I slept until 8 AM.  That may not sound like sleeping in but I was so happy not to wake at 6 AM (usually with or without the alarm).  I so enjoy the quiet of the morning when I am the only one out of bed and can do things that need to be accomplished without interruption.  Can you hear that angelic praise/celebratory organ chord?  It was quiet in our house until almost 10 AM and quite lovely.

We knew today was the day to finish a few Cub Scout requirements for Mason's Tiger badge.  On the list was a family fire drill and emergency plan as well as an introduction of the food pyramid and learning a good balance of each food group and planning a healthy meal following the pyramid.

Meagan joined us for fire drill and planning our meeting spot.  She shared about the day she arrived home from school to find the smoke alarm ringing and the house filled with smoke.  She told him about how she didn't enter the house but went to the neighbor's house and they called for help and then then waited in the meeting spot until Mom and Dad arrived.  Turned out we had something smoldering in the fireplace from the night before and we thankfully we didn't have any damage.  It did provide that opportunity for her to share a good outcome story with her brother as he was getting a little scared while talking about such frightening things.

We had fun with the food pyramid and wished our nutrition major was here to participate.

Link for this image and reference info:  

http://livetips.info/printable-food-pyramid-for-kids/

Mason drew his own food pyramid and added his favorite foods to each category.  Then we planned a "field trip" to Golden Corral to see many food options in one place and let Mason put them in food categories.  He is NOT a big veggie eater but we're working on it.  We decided he would choose at least 2 veggies for his meal creation and make a very colorful plate.  He did choose a carrot, corn and green beans with grapes, chicken strips and a tortilla to boot.  What shocked us all is that he put a mini egg roll on his plate.  He wanted to try something NEW to him.  He took one bite and gave us the "thumbs down" signal.  But an egg roll is not necessary to sustain life and this mom was glad he tried it.

So we're on our way to the Tiger award, additional beads and belt loops.  Great job Mason!