Not really. This year, instead of the traditional Breakfast with Santa, the parish shifted to a full day of Advent celebrations and activity. It incorporated the former family event which included games, crafts, stories and a visit from Santa with a craft bazaar and the youth group’s reenactment of Las Posadas. The Boy Scouts manned […]
Tonight Mason had his Eagle Board of Review. We got there early so that he would be one of the first to be reviewed. His review board took longer than the one I sat on and I got a little nervous because he met with one of the more exacting scout leaders. His session ran […]
My drive up to Indianapolis yesterday made the early pick up of scouts at camp a breeze. I arrived at 9:30 am and they were just finishing up inspection. Cole and Mason jumped in my car and we headed back from Camp Ransburg. Thanks to several of the dads, I have some photos to piece […]
Holy moly! It’s Mason’s third time heading to Camp Ransburg. He’s grown a lot since his first year. Our growing troop is sending twelve kiddos and three leaders. (One scout headed up separately and is not in the group photo.) This year Mason is doing several fun merit badges—water sports and motor boating, one Eagle […]
This crew of scouts and leaders set off yesterday morning bound for O’Bannon Woods State Park, about 90 miles east of here. Camping is camping but on this particular overnight, Bill intended to help the scouts achieve some of the requirements for the camping merit badge. They did a longer hike with elevation change, prepared […]
The Mother’s Day Scout Banquet and Court of Honor was a lovely way to spend the evening. The scouts prepared a real feast which included a salad bar, baked ziti, vegetable kabobs, garlic bread and ice cream sundaes for dessert. After they served us and we all ate, the traditional toast to the moms began. […]
Cub Scouts celebrate the anniversary of scouting in February with a party called the Blue and Gold Banquet. The Cub Scouts also have a special ceremony to honor their Arrow of Light recipients as they move on to join us on the dark side, the Boy Scout Troop. After the cubs who earned the Arrow […]
It’s the annual Breakfast with Santa event! This year the scouts have even greater participation as they are handling the front of the house AND the back of the house. The PTSA is still responsible for collecting the funds and coordinating with Santa but the event is essentially ours. Cathy, the new scoutmaster’s wife, took […]
Today Mason and I drove out to Creve Coeur Airport for a Boy Scout Aviation merit badge. It was hosted by the EAA with their Young Eagles Program. It was free, had no prerequisites or follow up work and even included a free flight! This is the best kind of merit badge. The weather was […]
Court was in session today. The Court of Honor, that is. We had many awards and rank advancements. Before beginning the court of honor, the scouts grill burgers and hot dogs for the families. After lunch Walker, the senior patrol leader, led the court of honor. He called up Zack to advanced the color guard […]