Arrow of Light ceremony

Oldest one officially went from Cub Scout to Boy Scout yesterday in the Aroow of Light ceremony held at the annual Cub Scout Blue and Gold Banquet. We wavered between happy and sad moments...the happy moments are obvious but the sad moments are because my FiL was not able to be there to watch Oldest walk across the bridge. He passed away two and a half years ago suddenly and there has been a hole in our hearts since. He was the one to help Oldest build his first pinewood derby car since dad was in Afghanistan that year. He had gone to every scouting event Oldest had from banquets to pinewood derbies even down to the Flag Ceremonies on Memorial Day, Labor Day and Veterans Day. Anything that Oldest was in he was there. He was such an awesome man that he is still missed to this day from all who knew him. Next month is the last Pinewood Derby for the oldest since this year the Cub Scouts are letting the ones who crossed over come back 1 last time and Oldest said he wants to do another memory car for Grandpa. Every year the car has something of grandpa on it, usually his family racing numbers and his name. This year we are going to put grandpa's patch from when he was a scout on the car. This is the time of year that we miss Grandpa the most, when all the scout things are happening. I know he is up there watching Oldest take this next step in his life, and rooting him on...I just wish he was still here to see it from this angle in life.
On a happier note...Oldest made Great-Grandma's day/week/month. He asked us to bring him to her house last weekend and when we got there he formally invited her to attend his Blue and Gold banquet/Arrow of Light ceremony. He told her that he wanted her to be there as he shaed the blue uniform for the tan one. She was so excited that she told any and everyone who would listen that he made sure to ask her himself in person. Nothing was gonna stop her from going. Hubby went to pick her up and he said the whole way to our place to get the rest of us she would not stop talking about it and then the whole way home she kept telling him how proud she was of Oldest and that he (hubby) better make sure and tell oldest how proud he was also. She is a true spitfire my Great-Grandmother-in-law.

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