Would you believe that we were the first ones at the campsite early on a Friday Afternoon? We were, I checked Sam out of school early around lunch, and we began our journey to the FDR state park, just past Callaway Gardens. Cub Scout Pack 353 was planning to camp here for two nights, and everything was organized really well. The picture below of our tent was actually the second time we set up. There were 4 campsites and we were told to camp at number 1 and 2. After setting up the tent, I received another call (yes, cell service at the campsite, pretty cool) that we would be at number 3 and 4. So we packed up and moved our home for the next two nights.
The first night was getting everybody into their tent, roasting some marshmellows, a scavenger hunt, and glow stick prizes. I think Sam was the only one to get Marshmellow all over his face. He was also the only scout running to help unload the fire wood. Sam and Davis love the campfires.
The next day (after a great night of sleep...ohhhhh my back) began with some UNO and monster trucks. Then the kids starting playing guns with sticks, and Sam and Davis got a little carried away and started beating each other with them. So one of the pictures below is them sitting in the timeout bench. We then went to the nearby state park to build birdhouses. Sam and Davis both built their own birdhouse, and once completed, our pack divided up to 1. hang the birdhouses and 2. clean up the park. Sam and Davis had a blast picking up trash and using the rakes to clean up. Before we left the park, I couldn't find Davis, then looked off at the swingset to find him hanging upside down.
During the middle of the day, we traveled to the Columbus Science Center. This happened to be free comic book day and I guess a miniComicCon day. Davis rode the flight simulator twice, but Sam was more interested in the robots. We went into a planetarium and watched a movie on the stars, and a funny cartoon about how astronauts train.
Back at the campsite, the boys divided into three groups for some stations. The boys were able to cut the stripes from an old flag that we were retiring that night. The next station taught them how to tie knots, where Mr. Rod found out how to tie up Max. The the last station was making our hobo pouches to cook our supper in (meat patty, onions, potatoes).
That night was an excellent campfire. We began by retiring the flag by burning each of the colors as the symbolic meaning of each was read to us by one of the grandfathers of a scout. He was a Iraqi war veteran and really helped share the meaning of this tradition. After that the boys told jokes around the campfire. Davis immediately jumped in line to "read" his joke, but I called him over to explain to him that he did not know how to read. So after we practised it a few times, and he had it memorized, he did well. He got in front of everyone and asked "What did the baby light bulb say to his mother" When no one answered, he asked "anybody?" Then finally threw out the punchline "I love you watts and watts". Sam was also a very brave guy and read a joke to everyone. "What's faster - Hot or Cold?" Hot, because you can catch a cold.
We then did some skits, and even though Sam and Davis would not help me with the Tiger Scout skit we did, the boys that did help me had fun, and everyone liked our skit.
The next morning, we woke up EARLY (5:00 AM) to watch the sunrise over the mountain. We went up to a knoll where FDR often came during his time in Georgia to also watch the sunrise. It was beautiful watching the sunrise on one side and the moon set on the other. We had a speaker read some passages from Isaiah, and sang "This is the day that the Lord has made". I think everyone had a great time, and we are looking forward to next years scouting experiences.
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