Chandler Police Department!

WOW!!! What an AMAZING trip we had to the Chandler Police Department tonight! Officer Robin Valenzuela was our "tour guide" and she did an EXCELLENT job. The boys learned soo much in the 1 1/2 hours we were there.

Here we are at the beginning of the tour with Officer Valenzuela:


The boys learned about different types of evidence that could be used in solving a crime--tire tracks/finger prints/blood splatter, etc..


This was probably the highlight of the night--the boys got to go into the "Juvenile Holding Area." The boys got actually go INTO the cells there. They realized that the cells were very tiny, NOT comfortable, and they had NO bathrooms:) NOT a place they want to be, but it was fun to snap a few pics:


**While we were in this holding area, a "bad guy" was actually brought in--obviously the other officers didn't know there was a boy scout troop there. But we were all VERY safe! It's just cool to say that they were "in" jail when a "bad guy" was brought in--actually the boy brought in was VERY young so it was sad to see.

The boys also got to go to the shooting-training room where they were all allowed to take an EMPTY bullet casing--NOT to be taken to school:) They also got to try on bullet-proof vests.





Throughout the tour the other police officers were SOO kind and helpful to our troop. We even had one officer stop to show the boys the guns that he was carrying--REALLY big ones--the boys were FASCINATED.


The tour went longer than we had planned but was SOO worth it. We owe Officer Valenzuela a HUGE thank you card and treat:) Thanks boys for behaving soo well and we hope that you want to be "rule followers" and NOT "rule-breakers." And always remember the "oath" that Officer Valenzuela had you take before you received your Jr. Officer badge--go ahead moms...ask them:)

September Pack Meeting!!!

What a FUN Pack Meeting we had tonight!!! I can't believe how much was accomplished over this past month!!! Here is what happened just in our Bear Den:

1st up: Liam got his Wolf award tonight!!! Way to go Liam!!! Since Twinkies are sold in packs of 2, Liam's dad, Bro. Jackson, had to join Liam as he "wolfed" down his Twinkie. Well...Bro. Jackson easily won and come to find out, Liam HATES to be dirty so he ran out after finishing most of his Twinkie to go wash his hands:)



But he made it back to pin his Wolf pin on his mom:


And THEN to top it all off it was Sis. Jackson's birthday today!!! So she was serenaded by our entire Pack--not sure that it was the most beautiful singing but it sure was fun and I'm sure that Sis. Jackson will always remember her "21st" birthday:)


We had 5 boys earn a RED bead this month--for 4 of them, this was their first RED bead. Isn't this the most AWESOME-looking group of boys you've ever seen?!?! SUPER proud of you guys for working soo hard this year! Here they are pictured from left to right: Brandon P., Joshua B., Ethan M., Matthew T., and Ethan J.B.


And Sis. Meeker FINALLY has a partner in crime in all of this!!! YAHOO!!! I am SOO excited to be working with Sis. Park. So let the SERIOUS fun begin!!!

Ride Right!

Tonight was SOOO much fun!!! We learned all about bike riding and bike safety. The boys were soo amazing tonight. It was a BIG night for our very own Brandon Park as he can now ride a bike with NO help at all! Apparently it's been a struggle for him but I would have NEVER guessed it because he rode like a pro tonight--even completing our obstacle course. Here are some pics:

Brandon--The Conquerer:)


Bro. Meeker showing the boys how to change a tube:



As I said earlier, the boys were SUPER good so we had a little time left over for some fun games of Dodge Ball:) Always a good time right?!