Our Scouts

Now that we are back home from our surprise visit to family in Ohio it is time to get down to business. The boys are working very hard with their homeschooling and have settled into a comfortable routine of school, music lessons, and swim team. We thought they weren't involved enough (haha) so we agreed to allow the boys to join scouts. Drew wasn't so sure he wanted to be involved in cub scouts but we knew it would be good for him so we signed him up and now he is a Bear Cub. He is still a little hesitant but he'll be fine once he starts earning those badges.

Nate, on the other hand, couldn't wait to join Boy Scouts. He was looking forward to meeting new friends and we were excited for him too. We knew that he would be learning lots of important life skills and we were ready to get him going. Two weeks ago we headed down to the Boy Scout "hut" and purchased all of those necessary scout items. Nate has been having a grand time at the weekly meetings, not to mention monthly video game nights, bowling, and even a trip to the haunted house with his new friends. Just today Nate had an afternoon down at Scout Beach (located on base) to learn some survival skills. He learned how to start a fire (even with all of the rain we've been having) and how to properly swing an axe. (I'm glad I missed watching that!) The scouts also helped clear a path down to the beach and did some beach cleanup picking up glass bottles and other trash. If we could just get him to work that hard at home...

Do any of you have any Cub Scout or Boy Scout stories?