Troop 966 went Camping

We experienced our first scout campout this past weekend. We loaded up the truck and headed to Cuivre River State Park. The men in charge had lots of stuff planned for the scouters.

We listened to a Forest Ranger talk about animals seen in the park. He let the kids pet a snake. Both Talynn and Chase thought that was awesome.

We went on a hike. It's hard to tell in this picture but the park was beautiful. I couldn't believe all the colors of the leaves.

We helped gather prairie grass seed so the rangers could plant it in other places to help the vegetation.

We enjoyed relaxing and hanging out with new friends at our camp site. The best part of the camp out was the program Saturday night. It was too dark to get pictures but the scouts and leaders performed skits, told scout jokes and sang scout songs. Some of the skits and songs were absolutely hilarious. I don't think Jon and I have laughed that hard in a long time. It was great spending time together as a family.

HOLLAND

Just wondering, Does anyone know anything about Holland as in the Netherlands?
Okay, so Holly wants me to be more specific. I'm actually wondering about a little town in Holland called Enkhuizen. I would like to know if any of you have ever visited Holland and can give me some insight on the way of life in that part of the world.

Tiger Cub

It's official, Chase is a Tiger Cub!!! He had his first Den Meeting last night. I don't know who was more excited Chase or Jon. Don't they look so cute in their uniforms?! Jon was trying to convince Chase to wear his uniform on Halloween. Jon told him everyone will give him lots of candy when they see he is a Boy Scout.

Corn Maze

On Rita's Farm is a corn maze. While we were at the farm we decided to go through the maze. Bailee and Jon have been through it so many times they have it memorized. It was getting dark when we started. Within 15 minutes it was very dark. Bailee was carrying the flashlight when we noticed Jon was missing. I knew what he was up to but didn't want to scare the kids. We found all the markers in the maze and was on our way out when Jon popped out of the corn and scared us. Bailee and Chase screamed (okay, I did too). Talynn just looked at me and said "daddy". It was great spending time together.