Alex had his first boyscout camp out this weekend. Friday night they had great weather. Unfortunately it rained a lot of Saturday. But, by 3:30 when we showed up, the rain had stopped thankfully. The end of Saturday was an award ceremony. Alex earned his scout badge. He gave me a pin in recognition of this and then he received a badge. Lots of other kids had earned a lot of other badges and ranks it was a nice ceremony. Alex had a great time all weekend, rain or not.
There were a number of activities to watch or participate in before we at the hog they roasted in the ground. I should have gotten some pictures of the hog. It was a whole hog skin, head, apple in the mouth. And after they began cutting it up, boys happily took the jaw bone, skull and other bones to carry around as trophies. I thought it was gross, but I'm not a 11 year old (or older) boy. Here you see the kids trying the knife drop. They all loved this game - Tim didn't get a turn. There was also Frisbee and a place to hit golf balls. All this took place before the ceremonies.
There was also a spot where you could try to hit a playing card attached to a chunk of a tree stump on an easel by throwing an ax, yes, throwing an ax.
Nothing can mesmerize him more, than Blues Clues.
Timmy had been laying down for the above picture but of course by the time I got the camera, he was sitting up. When I said, "ugh, I had wanted Timmy laying down." Henry said he would do it.
"Quick, there's a bunny," Sophia called out. And sure enough there was, we actually have seen at least 3, our neighbor tells us there are 4. As little as the bunnies are they have the power to make my children be quiet and stand still for minutes at a time, all together - and that is quite a feat!
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