auntie coco

Cody is officially Simon's favorite aunt.
She was the first family member to meet him.
Sorry to disappoint everyone else who thought they were in the running.

(Cindy, you might still qualify for fave aunt on the other side. key word=might)

Cody is a doer of all good things.
She goofed around with the boys (even taught them how to play speed)
She vacuumed my house.
She finally shared her most embarrassing moment.
and it was MOST embarrassing.


The first thing Ben said when he heard Auntie Cody was coming was,
"YES! She will be able to go to PACK MEETING with us!"
and she did.

Aaron and his sis at pack meeting.
Simon is wrapped Aaron's baby blanket.
what a tender picture...

The wee babe and I went along too because Ben earned his first bead.
(no, not a badge, a bead.)
Believe it or not, I didn't even cry when it was presented to him.
(if anything I wanted to cry knowing that these scout meetings are my penance.)


Pack meeting did prove to be rather entertaining, though.
The kids learned about Veterans and made posters thanking those who serve our country.
When the Scout Master asked what a Veteran was, a little boy raised his hand and said,

"They are the guys who fight the Germans!"
Indeed.

Before the next question could be asked,
another little boy in the back row waved his hand in the air and announced,

"OBAMA DOESN'T BELIEVE OUR VETERANS!"

Food for thought.