The Chronister Family

Braces off tomorrow!!!

Good evening, friends! I just wanted to share the good news!!!! I will be getting my braces off tomorrow! One week later I will receive my retainers! I am sooooooo pleased! After 2 1/2 years, it's well past time.

Other news: we had sign up for Cub Scouts tonight. C.T. is officially a Bear Cub and Aaron is a Tiger Cub. Danny's the Assistant Den Leader for the Bears and I am the Committee Member for the Tigers. I told the other parents flat out that I could not be a leader due to the other commitments in my life (homeschooling, baby, custody fight, church volunteer, etc...). I wanted to have an active role in Aaron's scouting, however. I feel that a parent should be actively involved with the den. Since C.T. already had Danny, well, that leaves me for Aaron. I am so excited. He's always been a Daddy's boy while C.T. has been a Mama's boy, so switching them around will allow each of us to develop a bond with the boys differently.

To tie in to the camping line of thought, we got camping gear so that we can start tent camping as a family. There will be camping overnights with the scouts, so this was a needed purchase. Luckily we got plenty of stuff on sale. The price tag was still rather high, but we'll just hope that the boys enjoy it and then we've got our vacation stuff lined up for years to come!

We're allowing Becca to start putting herself to sleep these days. She's almost a year old, so we're trying to address sleep before weaning. She's doing better with it. The crying only lasts about 15 minutes now. *sigh* She's just a sweet little cuddle bug and she doesn't see why she should have to sleep without being held. We're keeping at it, though. If she spends at least the first few hours of the night in her bed, we're pleased. She's growing so fast. I can hardly believe that she's already almost 11 months old. She started walking yesterday 4-5 meaningful and determined steps. Then when I said, "She's walking!" she sat down decisively, as if to say, "Who was walking? Nope, not me."

I think I'd best be off for now. Take care and may God bless you and your families!

Staci