Last weekend we were quite busy! Kaden had a cub scout campout from friday evening till sunday morning. Salem had a merit badge class from 9-3 on Saturday and then he had a campout until sunday morning. Kaden's event required a parent the whole time, Salem's merit badge required a parent so Keith and I split up. Keith took Salem for the weekend and I took Kaden. Having only 1 car Keith became out taxi driver! He dropped Kaden and myself off at camp and left :( The next day Keith and Salem headed down to Iowa City for the merit badge class. After that Keith dropped Salem off at his campout and enjoyed a quiet evening alone. Sunday he picked up us and then we all picked up Salem. The timing was perfect the whole weekend! Hectic but all went well and I'm glad we were able to do it all!
Kaden's campout went very well, I was quite concerned. It was the 1st campout for these boys and the people scheduling it. There was another mom with me so that was nice. The weather was tolerable. Chilly and icy/snowy (already on the ground) but Saturday when all the outside stuff was planned was sunny!! We slept in a lodge with 2 fireplaces/furnaces that kept us very warm!! The lodge was winterized so no running water, had to use the latrine or porta potty (depending on how far you wanted to walk) and boil water on the stove to clean dishes and wash hands. So while we were inside, it was more roughing it than what I thought. I loved it though!!
The boys completed some pins for Webelos and had lots of free time. I think they enjoyed themselves! They had a full cord of wood dropped off that they had to carry down a big hill and refill the stockpile. The kids (and adults) were required to do chores each day. Also the last night we had a campfire and Kaden taught everyone a song, he also organized a couple kids to do a skit with him! There were no major injuries, 1 bloody nose for Kaden about 20 minutes after we arrived. And I burned my finger cooking breakfast that required some cream and a bandaid. Otherwise I think everyone else was just fine!
Salem's merit badge was boring says Keith and Salem. He chose Space Exploration to earn. Keith and Salem agreed going to Kennedy Space Center last summer taught them more than the class did. They launched 2 rockets for the whole class of 30 kids, so they didn't even build their own. Most of the class was large group talking and some small group talks. Not hands on anything :( I guess we could have done that one at home, oops. But for all the other kids it was a new stuff I'm sure. Not everyone has the bonus of being able to go to NASA. Well, now he has officially earned the badge though, so that is a plus.
So overall a great weekend! Busy, but better than sitting around bored!
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