It stormed last night so we were a bit concerned about the status of camp this morning. The rain cleared out around 7am and cloudy skies gave way to sunshine and humidity. That's fine, though. We still had a great day. Sherri (another mom) took a photo of me and the boys first thing this morning. (Click on the photos to make them bigger)
The theme of the week was
Spy Cubs. Every station had a James Bond theme to it. During opening ceremonies, the boys were introduced to James Bond himself! They thought it was cool.
Our first station of the day was
Secret Agent Training Camp where the boys tackled the rope bridge,
they learned how to properly dangle from a helicopter,
and how to ride a bull (that's Daniel).
While at this station, I stopped to talk to Rodger, our
Packmaster and Director of the entire Day Camp, who came to watch the boys.
Our next station was
Bond, James Bond where the boys learned about spy gadgets,
and how to get away from a bomb while tied to another person.
They also learned how to knock someone over with a handshake.
We then stopped for lunch and one of the boys' grandfathers (a heavy duty Boy Scout himself) gave the kids a knot lesson.
He even showed Hannah how to make a square knot. She got it very quickly.
James Bond came by to tell us about a special bead the boys could earn and posed for a photo with our pack.
Their last station of the day was
License to Grill which was a cooking station. They made "sub" sandwiches with grilled bologna.
and
martinis (ginger ale, lemon juice and orange juice)
They also made
hand bombs (marshmallows, frosting and licorice)
It was then back to the tent for free time (have I mentioned how much I hate free time?) until closing ceremonies. For some, that meant more knot tying.
Right before the end of the day, Rodger came back over for a photo with his pack.
We all headed home, exhausted, but having learned a lot from our week at camp. Next month, Jacob and Mike get to spend three days and two nights at overnight
Webleos camp.
The theme of the week was Spy Cubs. Every station had a James Bond theme to it. During opening ceremonies, the boys were introduced to James Bond himself! They thought it was cool.
Our first station of the day was Secret Agent Training Camp where the boys tackled the rope bridge,
they learned how to properly dangle from a helicopter,
and how to ride a bull (that's Daniel).
While at this station, I stopped to talk to Rodger, our Packmaster and Director of the entire Day Camp, who came to watch the boys.
Our next station was Bond, James Bond where the boys learned about spy gadgets,
and how to get away from a bomb while tied to another person.
They also learned how to knock someone over with a handshake.
We then stopped for lunch and one of the boys' grandfathers (a heavy duty Boy Scout himself) gave the kids a knot lesson.
He even showed Hannah how to make a square knot. She got it very quickly.
James Bond came by to tell us about a special bead the boys could earn and posed for a photo with our pack.
Their last station of the day was License to Grill which was a cooking station. They made "sub" sandwiches with grilled bologna.
and martinis (ginger ale, lemon juice and orange juice)
They also made hand bombs (marshmallows, frosting and licorice)
It was then back to the tent for free time (have I mentioned how much I hate free time?) until closing ceremonies. For some, that meant more knot tying.
Right before the end of the day, Rodger came back over for a photo with his pack.
We all headed home, exhausted, but having learned a lot from our week at camp. Next month, Jacob and Mike get to spend three days and two nights at overnight Webleos camp.
7 comments:
That looks like a ton of fun! I want to go to boy scout camp too!
You're so cute in your pictures, Barbara! Glad you and the boys had such a great time.
-- SJ
I'm glad they had a good time.
It was certainly an experience!
Sounds like everyone had a great time. Wonderful pictures. How many buckles did they earn?
They earned two belt loops. One for archery and one for BB gun. Camp's the only place they can earn those awards. They would have earned their fishing belt loop as well but they already earned it on a den campout last year.
Jacob will begin earning Webelos pins and stuff at camp next month.
That's great. Scouting is so great. Glad you and the kids are enjoying it.
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