Cub Scout Day Camp---Family Day!

We got to spend the day as a family at Day Camp this year! Friday is always family day...and water wars! So you have to go, knowing you'll get wet...unless you wear a big orange vest to let everyone know you're off limits! I had to wear one this year because of Alliyah... : )

Elli started the day picking posies while waiting for the activities to begin.

The first station the boys went to was the fire hoses! The idea was to use the water to move the water jug down the rope to the other team's end. The boys got SOAKED! Kaity and Elli participated too...for a little while, but they didn't want to be up front and get totally soaked!

Here Zach is actually manning the hose, but you can't see him. Behind him is Nathaniel, Kaity and Elli. Kaity and Elli are trying to shield themselves from the blast! What a good big sister Kaity is!

Here the boys are....SOAKED!!!

Liah got tired of sitting to watch all the fun, so she thought she would stand...for a better view, I guess!

Nathaniel manning the hose!...AGAIN!

Zach manning the hose...AGAIN!

Elli likes the view much better from here!

Little Liah...just bein' cute! : )

This was the interesting creature we were greeted with at the bottle rocket station! At the end of the post is a little video of a launch!

Nathaniel trying his hand at a slingshot...under Daddy's watchful eye.

Zach's turn!

Kaity and Elli got to try too!

Emptying the firetruck!


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Daddy was practicing too.

After lunch the kids got to see some animals up close...and how to bathe a goose for the fair!

The kids got to pet baby chicks.

Then, back to the games! They had to soak a sponge then pass it to the back of the line over their heads, squeeze the sponge, pass it back up, etc. to see who could fill the bucket at the back of the line the fastest!

This was a BIG slingshot for water balloons!

Their last station was a big water gun battle! The "forts" were pretty much destroyed by the time they got to this station, so it was everyone for themselves!

Daddy in action!

Zach on attack!

Nathaniel's sneak attack!

The boy's pack was responsible for closing ceremony. Here they're retiring the flag.

We had a great day! The weather was excellent! Hot and sunny! Perfect for Water Wars!

Moving up

Zach and Nathaniel "moved up" in Cub Scouts. At the April pack meeting, they had a ceremony for each den.

Nathaniel waiting to move up to Wolf Cub.

Officially a wolf cub!

Zach's turn! Movin' up to Webelos 1!

Looking through his new book while Daddy puts on his new neckerchief, compliments of the pack!
We're so proud of both of them!
Neither one can hardly wait for Day Camp!

Blue and Gold Banquet

The annual Blue and Gold banquet was held Feb. 21st. Traditionally it is the time for the Weblos 2 to be honored as they cross the bridge from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. All the other dens are honored too as they achieved their rank badges.

Since the boys are in different dens, we had to separate to eat. Frank and Elli sat with Zach's Bear den.

Kaity, Alliyah and I sat with Nathaniel's Tiger Den. Here Nathaniel is holding up one of the placemats Zach made. It has the meaning of the colors for Cub Scouts. "Blue stands for truth and spirituality, steadfast loyalty and the sky above. Gold stands for the warm sunlight, good cheer, and happiness."

Each den was recognized and each child individually recognized for their accomplishments. Nathaniel earned his Bobcat and Tiger badges, activity beads and an elective bead.

Zach earned his Bear badge. One of the sections they finished recently was on knife safety. His den leaders gave each of the boys in his den a really nice knife with an eagle on it!