The Mehaffeys

Andruw is now a Wolf!

Andruw crossed over last night with boyscouts. He’s no longer a Tiger Cub. Now he is a Wolf! He’s excited about advancing to the next level. I am going to be helping to co-lead Andruw’s den next year. Looking at the book for next year, we will have a whole lot of fun things to accomplish so he can earn his Wolf Badge!

We have a few activities for this summer as well. We will be marching up Crazy Horse, getting a day at the local waterslides, visiting Rushmore Cave and camping out with the other families in his pack (let’s hope Savannah cooperates for that one). Savannah will be closer to being a year old by then, so hopefully it won’t be too stressful of a campout (at least it’s only one night if it is). I’ll post pictures of Andruw crossing over in the next few days!

Scout-a-rama

Andruw got to race his derby car again at the Scout-a-rama this past weekend. He placed 13th out of 28 in his Tiger group. He did great and we are very proud of him and the work he did on his car. Unfortunately, some of the cars didn’t look like they were made by 1st graders (I think some dad’s overly helped). Andruw was a great sport though and was proud of his car and how he did!

Andruw can’t wait until he can build another car to race again next year!

Gillette Hockey Tournament

Andruw’s team played their hearts out at the tournament in Gillette, WY. Unfortunately it didn’t amount up to a win for them, but it was a great experience for all who played! The other teams they played were travel leagues and had been playing longer together. They learned what it was to be a team and to fight for the puck. There was a difference from the first game they played to the last. They started to be a little more aggressive about getting and keeping the puck instead of waiting for it to get to them. They skated faster and harder too!

Andruw had to spend some time in the penalty box one of the games because one of the coaches put too many players on the ice. Andruw took it well. He was confused about why he was in there, but took it well when it was explained to him. He even offered to go in if that mistake was made again, so no one else would feel bad.

This season is over, but he has the opportunity to participate in a hockey camp over the summer. Until then…

Andruw’s Hockey Tournaments

Andruw’s main Hockey season is over. His big “Shootout at the Thunderdome” was this past weekend. His team finally won their last game! It’s amazing to see how far Andruw has come since he was pushing a chair on the ice in November! Now he lives for hockey! He is going to play in an extra tournament St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Gillette, WY. He’s excited about this extra chance to play some more hockey! I’ll fill you in later on how the next tournament goes!

Cub Scout Pine Wood Derby

Andruw worked hard to get his car ready for his Pack Derby Race. Great Grandpa helped him carve the shape while we were down for Christmas. He picked out a Hotwheels car he wanted his to look like. It took him several days to paint all the layers. He picked out a paint kit and a decal kit to decorate his car. He went with red and black with Dragon decals. These named his car the Dragonfire and his car number 5.

All his hard work paid off. He won first place for the Tiger cubs in his Pack. He won a little trophy for winning and he gets to race his car against other Tiger cubs in our counsil area during the Scout-a-rama in April. I’ll post the results of this big event when it happens!