Boy Scouts

Braxton entered the scouting program while we were Roswell and loved it, so I thought he would enjoy the program in Deming. However, I was wrong. It is awesome that our community provides this service for everyone, but Braxton was discouraged with the morale of the non-member kids and was not enjoying himself. We were only in Deming from March-May before finding out we were headed to California for 3 months. He only participated in one activity in our ward in California, but really enjoyed it! So I thought it might be hard for him to get involved in Deming again, but his good buddy Carter turned 8 yr. in May and so he was more motivated knowing his best friend would be there. 2 weeks ago, the scouts were given wooden sail boats to make at home. Since Dan was still in California, I was a little discouraged. Luckily, my friend Marlena (Carter's mom) invited us over so we could make the boats together. Carter and Braxton had a great time making them and were excited to show them off. Last Tuesday, all of the scouts were able to show off there boats and race them against one another. They used rain gutter's full of water and had to blow on their sail without the use of their hands. It was actually really entertaining to watch! Braxton did very well and won two out of four races. Each scout was awarded a ribbon. Braxton had a great time and for the present is motivated to stay in scouts.