At our camp fire we had an awards time. #2 was awarded his Tiger Badge, he had worked on it all year and I was so proud of him. We also had a graduation time at camp fire. All of the boys moving up a den level got their new neckerchiefs. #2 was excited about graduating into the Wolf Den. He got his new neckerchief and we'd gone to the Scout store and picked up the new Wolf slide and Wolf book.
He's a WOLF!
After the awards part of the campfire we moved to a ceremonial campfire to retire two American flags. It was a special ceremony and was really neat to see. I was really impressed with how much the boys are taught about respecting the flag and all the details they put into the ceremony.
When all the campfires were wrapped up we went straight to bed, many hours later then our schedule.
Next morning there was lots of fun to be squeezed into our day...the plan was to leave after lunch to make it home in time to help with dinner and bedtime. The pack leaders took the boys on a hike to idetify plants and trees. A dad taught the boys about orienteering and they used maps and compasses to find treasures. The fire deptartment from the local town came out and gave the boys a first aid demonstration. Another dad lead knife safety and the boys whittled a bar of soap for practice, earning their whittling chip...another part of the weekend #2 was thrilled about! And yet another dad showed the boys how a GPS unit works and they used them to go geocaching for yet more treasures. All that with meals thrown in too.
As you might have guess, we were exhausted at the end of the day!
A huge thank you to Grammie and Grappie D for coming and spending the weekend with the other kids. It was a special time for #2 and I and wouldn't have been possible without their help!
this morning. Such a great book. I really enjoyed the historical elements, the characters, all of it. I've got a few more books in my basket from the library but I'm not really in a hurry to start them...still thinking about this one.
. I've never tried socks before and they have caused more ripping out than I ever do while knitting, actually last night I started completely over. But I think I've finally "gotten" it and I'm so happy with how it is turning out. Since they are baby socks and I now get what I'm supposed to be doing I'm thinking I'll be able to get them done for my deadline :: baby celebration for my cousin Scary this Sunday. Yarn is 
by Rick Roirdian. She waited on the hold list at the library for months for this book. It was so good. We'll be in line to buy book 2 when it is released this fall, no library waits for that one! Once she finished I could read it whenever I wanted which meant my sink is full of dishes and the laundry hasn't been folded since I was reading any free moments away. But now that I'm done I've moved on to 
by Sally Gunning. A couple of weeks ago I posted about 
written by the same author. 
