Milton Hershey aka Jake Hedelund

Everyone loves Chocolate, so everyone should love Milton Hershey. Jake learned all about Milton Hershey and chocolate. Milton Hershey contributed a lot of wonderful things to society besides just Hershey chocolate. He open a wonderful school for children. He was good to his employees. Jake had a great time learning about him. After Jake presented his speech, he handed every classmate a kiss from Milton Hershey.Jake giving his speech.

Happy 9th Birthday, Jake

It is Jake's 9th Birthday. It is a non party year for him, so Stratton McCloud and Tim Eschenberg. It is always fun to celebrate.The 3 amigosJake is still little with his cute little feetLove the toes, Happy Birthday Jakey

Hairspray, Anyone?

It is time for the theater. It is time for Hairspray!!! We went to see the show on the first day of Spring Break from school. Everyone got dressed up. Jake wore a tie for the first time. He was quite dashing. The show was great.

Jake is a wolf!!!

Jake is moving on to the Bears. He passed his Wolf Trail in Cub Scouts. He is really excited because he gets to move up with TJ, his best friend.

Jake and The Never Ending Story

In 3rd grade, Jake has to read different genres. It time it has been hard for him. One day, I asked to go get his reading done. He went outside and started reading in the garden. I thought it was so cute with Jack by his side.

The Last Thing to Do on The Wolf Trail List - Eat a Hot Dog - Yikes

Jake has been working hard to complete his Cub Scout Wolf Trail. He had to plan and cook an outdoor meal. He planned to cook hot dogs, chips and grapes. Good idea to keep it SIMPLE.

Jake is shopping for supplies.

Yummy!!! I love a hot dog on the grill about 2 times a year.

A little help from his friends - DaddyJake is eating his first hot dog ever!!!

It is time the Moon Journal. In 3rd grade, every child gets to complete a Moon Journal. We watch the Moon every night to see the different phases it goes through. For 2 weeks, we do this. It is actually a lot of fun. We learned a lot about the moon, and Jake was quite creative with his descriptions of what he saw, felt and heard. There was a lot of nights that we could not see the moon because it was raining. We received a lot of rain in February. At the end of the 2 weeks of watching the Moon, a parent, Mrs. Mcgaha organizated a Moon Horse ride. I know it was a Sunday, but we let Jake go with his class. One of those once in a lifetime experiences.

Jake's horse was named Diego. He looked so cute up there and was so excited.

Off they go! The trip lasted one hour. We were sure that the Moon was going to show itself.

Back from the trip, but where is the Moon?

His classmates.

The Moon finally showed itself. And it was beautiful

Facts about the Moon:

The Moon takes about 27 days (27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 11.6 seconds) to go all the way around the Earth and return to its starting position.

The Moon is 4.5 billion years old.

The Moon is about 250,000 miles (384,400 kilometres) from Earth.
Travelling by car: Travelling by rocket: Travelling by light speed:
130 days13 hours1.52 sec

The Moon has no atmosphere

Water was discovered on the moon in November 2009
There is no wind or weather on the moon.
The footprints left there by the Apollo astronauts will remain there for millions of years because of this.

Happy 100th Birthday, Boy Scouts

Every February in the scouting program, there is a celebration called the Blue and Gold. It an evening to celebrate the birth of the scouting program. This year Boy Scouts is a 100 years. Every scout brought a cake decorated using the theme of 100 years of Scouting. Jake and TJ did their cake together with a little help from their moms. It was a camping theme - very applicable to scouting.

Big ducks, a fire and a tent - a camping adventure.



Jake and Tj in a boat with lots of fish.


Jake and TJ in a tent with a roaring fire to stay warm.

BFF - Jake and Timothy Eschenberg (TJ)

Jake earned his chess belt loop and one more progress pin.

Jake, It is Pinewood Derby Time!!!

We are ready for the race. Every one has check their cars in. They must weigh no more than 4 ozs. Jake had to add a key to his to make it heavy enough.



Jake's car is orange and has a key on it.



The race track and racers are ready. Stratton McCleod comes in first place.



Jake earned his Ultimate Belt Loop and progress bead. Good Job!!