Badges?

This weekend we did the usual stuff like laundry, food shopping, cleaning the house, going to the library (the kid's room is open again!), I ran 6-miles, we went to the new Cheesecake Factory at the mall, and Aurora had her first Brownie meeting of the year. I was in charge of snacks and the agenda included meeting a new member, doing a crossword puzzle, remembering the Girl Scout Pledge and Friendship Circle, and voting for which badges we'd be working toward this year. Aurora's hoping for a Harry Potter science badge, but it doesn't look like her friends are as into Harry Potter as she is. We'll see! Next weekend we'll get a badge for doing the Daisy Dash 5K and Fun Run. I doubt many of the girls (or their moms) are into that either but how could I not register us?

Clark came to the meeting and just ate snacks the entire time. Last weekend I registered him and Chuck for their first ever volunteer gig with Little Helping Hands. The activity was making Christmas tags out of old cards for a new nonprofit that's all about reusing resources to keep Austin sustainable. Afterwards, Little Helping Hands sent a link with photos I didn't even realize they had taken!

I figured this would be something the boys would enjoy, but I think next time I sign Clark up for a volunteer project it'll be planting trees or mulching outdoors. He's such a sweet little dude, but he's not going to be getting any badges for being helpful or doing crafts (or sitting still at restaurants) anytime soon...