The Living Planet Aquarium

Saturdays at the Leatherow house are usually so packed full we don't have time to breathe. But the last couple of weeks we have had free time! We seriously could get used to this. Well knowing that the past Saturday was another such day, Tom decided to take us to The Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy.
Our family has been to several aquariums up on the West coast so we were curious as to what to expect. We were all pleasantly surprised. It is very easy to get to off of I-15 and the staff was super nice. We walked around for several hours and we all even touched the sting rays. It was a great afternoon. After that we headed over to the Mayan for lunch and watched the divers. It was a GREAT Saturday.



Entering South America:

The penquins were a huge hit. The area was crowded with a capital C so I only snapped a quick photo and a not so good one but here you go:

I forgot my camera so the photos are taken with my phone. Bad mom moment. But we plan on going back and taking Weston and Kenz with us so I will be able to take more photos.
This was a WONDERFUL Saturday. Thanks Tom, you are simply the BEST.

All Grown Up . . .can you hear the soft sobs of this mom?

Weston has had a very busy month. Soccer has begun, driver's ed has been completed and he is now a licensed driver


and he landed his first job.

Yep, he is now employed by Pizza Hut at Five Points in Ogden. He is excited to have a few extra bucks in his wallet and I am excited to have him bring home some PIZZA!

Pre Season 2011 BL Scots

The Scots have gotten off to a rough start this year. We have yet to celebrate a Win. We are playing tough and trying to work out all the kinks. I am continually telling Weston to keep his head up, continue to encourage his team, to dip deep and play with all he has. Tom and I are very proud of the man is in on the field as well as the man he is off the field. Good Luck, Wesman this season. GO SCOTS!
In the game against Ogden High School, Weston somehow found himself on the ground and took a cleat to the chest!

This is the same cleat a few days later... it is healing nicely.

To those who say soccer is not a contact sport; check ou the following photos. (Thank you to Billy, the wonderful gal who carries the camera)






Keep your hands and LEGS to yourself. OUCH!

A few of my favorites:

February Pack Meeting "Blue and Gold"

February pack meeting aka Blue and Gold Banquet was a hit. We decided to make it a more intimate setting and divide the gym in half.



For the wall we had the boys draw/trace a full size porttrait of themselves . . . this is Garett's


This was also the last pack meeting for our cub master, Jason. He had accepted a new calling, Scout Master. We will miss him and his enthusiasm. He was a great addition to our pack for the short time he served with us.
As a going away gift to our pack he made the dessert for the evening. Yep, Ace of Cakes you have NOTHING on our Cub Master!

Sweethearts

Kenz asked Weston to Sweethearts:

Weston replied:

I mentioned to the two of them that it might be fun to have Danielle take their photos instead of having them taken at the school. They agreed. We talked with Danielle and her schedule was open so we booked a session for the same evening as the dance. We met her at an old barn in Syracuse. It was a bit chilly but the photos are "hot". No really, the pictures are too cute. Danielle did an amazing job, it helped that she had two very photogentic people. Here are a few of the photos.

Look Mom, I am RUNNING!

After Weston's knee surgery, he began physical therapy up at BASICS located on the campus of WSU. He really enjoyed the staff and Tom and I especially felt confident in Carrie. She worked so well with Weston and really took his recovery to heart. She knew that soccer was his life and worked with him to get him there. One evening while he was there late, I walked in to find him running. I was so overwhelmed with emotion; should I clap, should I cry, should I hug Carrie? It was an awesome sight to see. Now I had seen him on the treadmill before but he was always wearing the harness ~ tonight it was just him and the treadmill. From this night on I knew Weston was well on his way to making the soccer team again this year. I will not lie ~ I will ALWAYS worry when he is on the field, running all out or going at it in the corner with the opposing team; but he has truly had the best of the best get him back on the field. Thank you to Carrie and to the staff at BASICS!

Science Fair 2011 ~ I Scream, You Scream We all Scream for Ice Cream

This year Garett's class was asked to participate in the school's science fair. Man words that this mom doesn't like to hear; I am being 100% honest but with the help a family friend we came up with a fabulous idea. Garett and his best friend, Craig, paired up to tackle the assignment.
They wanted to see if we really do eat with our eyes. So they took some vanilla ice cream and colored it with non-tasting red and brown food dye ~ thus strawberry and chocolate and they left some white, vanilla





They then set up the test group, a classroom of fourth graders. They had all the students taste the flavors and complete a survey of what the flavor was (remember they are ALL vanilla) The responses were great. It was so hard for Garett and Craig to keep a straight face as the students knew they were tasting strawberry, caramel, chocolate and even a few pumpkin spice flavored ice cream. They then told the students to look for the display at the science fair to see the results and to see if they really did know their ice cream flavors.




Garret and Craig were awarded 2nd place in the fifth grade for their project and they discovered that your sense of sight really do effect your sense of taste. It was a fun project and in the end I can say I honestly enjoyed it this year. Congrats boys ~ well done

Training in St Louis

The middle of January, Tom attended some training in St Louis for work. We all knew this trip was on the horizon but we chose to not think about it until the last minute. (Garett would get really anxious thinking about his dad being gone that long) Heck we all were a bit nervous about him being gone. He would be gone a total of 12 days; that is the longest that Tom and I have been apart since we were in 16. This would also be Tom's first time on an airplane. SCARY. But we all woke up early on Sunday, drove him to the airport, we all wore our brave faces and I secretly held my breath until I heard from him and he had landed. He didn't even experience any sickness. I was so relieved. Here are a few photos of his home away from home.



He attended classes from roughly 7 AM to 5 PM. That really didn't leave too much time for sight seeing and the fact that St Louis was experiencing some super storms at the time he was there didn't help. He met some great guys and some guys he will not miss. He was able to tour the Anheuser Busch plant. He said the plant was amazing.










He was also able to get some photos of the Gateway Arch



He wasn't able to take an actual tour of the stadium but snapped some photos for the boys.





Me and the boys drove to the airport to pick him up and were all one big happy family again. Weston mentioned to me while he was gone that it was too long. I have to agree. Welcome home babe! We missed you.