Turning 8
He's already 8 years old.
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Buddy's visit to Santa Claus
He had an hour's wait to make his list and check it twice for the big meeting.
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To the mountains
For a short vacation, it's hard to beat the mountains in the fall.
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Camping in the fall
We don't camp much, but it's still an exciting time -- a highlight of scouting.
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The mile race
In Benjamin's P.E. class they had to run a mile. It ended up as a photo finish.
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Cub Scouts: Raingutter Regatta and Day camp
Benjamin loves Cub Scouts. Here are some pictures from the Raingutter Regatta in the spring and day camp in June.
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Flowers from our yard
The nice thing about flowers is that they don't take a lot of work, and they look so nice when they bloom.
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Spring Camp 2001
Benjamin loves Tiger Cubs, so it's no surprise that he has a wonderful time camping with the Pack.
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First Grade
It's been a busy year of reading, spelling, math, PE and all the things they do in first grade. My memory is a little fuzzy, but I think they do a lot more homework now than I did in first grade.
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Riding the ponies
Pony rides are a great way to be a cowboy, if only for a minute.
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Halloween 2000
I know Halloween is before Christmas, but the Christmas pictures were electronically processed first. Davy Crockett was a big hit.
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Christmas 2000
Christmas -- It may be his sixth Christmas, but he's not lost his excitement.
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Growing Up
Losing a tooth, playing with make up and driving a car -- it's all the phases of growing up.
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In Tiger Cubs
Buddy like spending so much time outside that he was eager to join Tiger Cubs. Here are pictures from a camp out in October.
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Visiting St. Louis
Benjamin discovers the best way to take a drink from a water fountain.
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Visiting the zoo
While in St. Louis we visited the Zoo.
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A trip to Disney World
What do you think? Did Benjamin enjoy his visit to DisneyWorld?
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What a dream -- a fort with cannons
In St. Augustine, there is a fort -- the oldest in North America -- and that fort has lots of cannons. It doesn't get much better than this for Benjamin.
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Playing at the ocean
Take an ocean and a boy and you have buckets of fun, if you'll excuse the pun.
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Yard work
Benjamin loves to be outside. Outside is his domain -- lots of yard, dirt, sticks, mud and all sorts of interesting things.
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Travel
Traveling is a great reason to take some photographs. So, here's some shots from our travels.
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Pretending
Here are some of Benjamin's favorite pretend characters. Pirates are his favorite, but in a pinch he'll be a cowboy, or even a knight.
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Photos posted before 2000
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