Kicking off both DI Teams!

This year we are very excited to have DI team for both Renee and Max!

This is such a great mother-daughter selfie!

Max and I joined our last camping trip with Pack 996. As the one of the most senior Cubs in the pack, Max joined the flag ceremony.

Max worked on his DI technical challenge at home.

Renee's team joined the IC day. Max was here too.

This remains our favorite park and they have learned new tricks with the familiar facility in the park.

Max sits at the top of this structure that they have been playing on for many years.

Here is Max' team at the IC day.

I still remember the days when I was teaching them how to use to swing.

Max joined the pack hike. This might just be the last hike with the pack.

We met up with Aunt Joyce for lunch at a local restaurant.

Renee was teaching their little friends how to eat the dish.

This is the group picture showing off how much they have grown.

Maturity

Instead of saying growing up, I am using "Maturity" this month because that is what these pictures show.

Renee's troop went on a 10-mile hike and climbed the Mission Peak. We also went to another 15-mile hike, which was way harder.

We stood in line for almost an hour in order to take this picture.

Max played big brother with Connor.

Renee and Max got interested this morning and cooked for us.

Scout Camp Month

June was the busy month for scouting: Cub Scouts Day Camp with Max and Scouts BSA Summer Camp with Renee.

After years of waiting, Renee finally got a chance to come to the archery range with me. Due to the rule change, she was not able to work on the range. But she still got to help outside the range and shoot during the break. This is Max' last year at Cub Scouts Day Camp, which is probably going to be my last year running the archery range for the Cub Scouts.

As the Scoutmaster, I went with Renee on the troop summer camp.

We were able to burn as much wood as we like and learned how to get a fire going.

On the last full day of the camp, I bribed them (because they need my signature to sign off the firem'n chit certificates) into making a troop sign to hang at the dining hall.

There was one weekend Max suddenly wanted to play mini golf, so we went to boomers. This time, we were keeping the score. It turned out that if we took better score from Renee and Max for each round, I can barely compete with them.

This is Max' Cub Scouts Den group picture during their last Pack picnic. It still felt not too long time ago when we signed up Max as a Tiger scout with me as their new Den Leader.

This is a great picture with Renee and Emily at the Cub Scout Day Camp. Renee is wearing the red staff shirt because they ran out of the yellow Junior Helper shirt.

Max sat with his Webelos scout to present Webelos neckerchief to the Bear scouts who are ranking up during the picnic.

Scouts Girls Troop and Hit the Snow one last time

March was full of progress from the recent efforts.

We found some time to hike in a nearby park, where there are stations set up for freebie golf.

As the second month for the Scouts BSA troop that Renee is in, we are getting help from other troops to train our scouts. This is the session for cooking training.

Renee also joined training for youth leaders, where they learn about teamwork and leadership.

Renee's team in Destination Imagination, Crystal Cats, is on the final stretch for the state competition.

Max continues with his Cub Scouts activity. We have good volunteer leader for his Den. She has been keeping us on track with all the activities.

Renee had one of her friend, Emily, for a sleepover. The next day morning, I took them to lunch and looked for a geocache.

Renee's troop had the first cookout in the schoolyard.  They forgot quite a few things but they all cooked a meal and had lots of fun together.

We found time to go to the Northstar.

Renee is getting really good at her turn.  She showed off with a turn stop.

I took the girls in our troop to a district dinner, where we did the flag ceremony for the event.

Big Events with Fewer Pictures

We actually went through a few major events this month. But with all the efforts, we didn't really take good pictures.

Renee has started her involvement in the first Scouts BSA troop for girls. This is when we took the tent we got for the troop and learn how to set it up in your backyard.

Max joined the Team at his Kungfu school and start going to demostrations.

Here is Troop 126 that Renee is in.

Renee also went on the regional competition with her Crystal Cats for the second year. They lucked out this time and entered the state competition. They did poorly during the instant challenge but just got enough points.

We did go out on a small hike at the park.

Hiking and Skiing

We went on another hiking with the Den to the Mount Diablo.

We took some nice family pictures on the hiking trail.

This place is called Rock city which cool rock formations. We called this a highrise apartment.

Every week, Max spends about two hours on the Science Olympiad project. The progress is small but I am proud of all the things that Max is learning.

Max is now confident enoguh to play with the cat when waiting for Renee to finish her piano lesson.

We mad an overnight trip to North Star. The snow was pretty good. Max and Renee are getting faster than I now.

Max had a playdate with his best friend, Ben.

During the Den hiking, Max and Ben were "taking it all in".