It is the tradition of the Cub Scouts to hold the December pack meeting at a nursing home with the primary intention of singing Christmas carols to the residents. For the last few years, we have been singing at a retirement home with a spacious activity room. Quite a few residents rolled in to join […]
This morning was Breakfast with Santa, the annual gathering hosted by the PTSA and catered by the Boy Scout troop. This year Bill invited the Webelos to come along and do some of the cooking. I went along as well to watch how things were done. Behind the scenes, a full breakfast was being prepared. […]
The turnout for the Fall Cub Scout hike at Audubon State Park was as impressive as the weather. The sun was shining and there was just slight crispness in the air. Our fearless leader was none other than the botanical director of the Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Gardens. He was eager to teach and […]
I’ll never be able to fill Bill’s shoes but this weekend, I made an effort and I took Mason to the Cub Scout Fall campout. (Why, you ask? Bill was out of town at a conference and returning too late to attend.) The Webelos requirements were on my side. Mason had to set up the […]
The Webelos 2 set off for their first den camping trip early this morning. Their destination was…drumroll…Camp Ondessonk. They went with their leaders and one token Boy Scout AKA Walker. Besides our family, only one other person in our group had ever been to Ondessonk. Mason had really talked up sleeping in a cave at […]
Tonight was our first pack meeting for 2016-2017. It’s an exciting time for us as this is our last year as cub scouts. Mason will be crossing over from the Webelos to the Boy Scouts in February. Bill, the new Webelos den leader, planned a very special and solemn opening ceremony. It began with Lee […]
Because Mason celebrated his birthday at camp, we didn’t have an official birthday celebration with his friends. Instead, we invited three to come hang out (in the hammock, no less) and sleep over. We tried to make it as fun as possible. We ordered pizza and they played video games and watched a ton of […]
This weekend was our last Cub Scout campout of the 2015-2016 school year. If these campgrounds look familiar, it’s because we camped on the field behind St. John School and Church. While Walker and I were racing yesterday, Bill was setting up the campgrounds. All scout campouts are made better with a campfire so build […]
Welcome to the Second Annual Rain Gutter Regatta! The weather was beautiful for an evening of outdoor boating. Every scout had his own technique for using the straw to blow the boat the distance of the long tables. Whatever Mason did this time worked like a charm. Woo hoo! I like the laid back approach […]
In keeping with the mission to serve, the Scouts (Boys, Girls, Cubs and Daisies) all lent a hand at the soup kitchen today. It is good to serve and even better to serve with friends.