keeping up with the johnsons

We reached another milestone this week as Liam headed off for his first Tiger Cub Scout meeting. I had no idea that I'd have as strong a reaction to seeing him in his scouting uniform as I did. It was a really poignant moment for me, probably because since he's homeschooled we haven't really had the "send your baby off to school on the big scary yellow bus" moment. It brought tears to my eyes to realize that my baby has grown up so quickly. Who was this little boy in this fancy uniform?

He really has matured so much in this last year and I look forward to seeing what scouting will do for his self-confidence. I hope he makes a lot of friends and enjoys the experience as much as I enjoyed Girl Scouts, waaaaay back in the day.

You've just gotta love a man in uniform. I'm so proud of you, Liam.