Sunday, February 6, 2011

Home Again

My boys (big and small) are home again, safe and sound.  They had a great time playing.
M inspired the other dads to join in and play with the Scouts.  He is, after all, just a big kid.
 S sledding

IJ sledding

IJ hiding in the tree pit

And the whole crew! (fingerprint on lens? condensation?)
We go back and forth about Scouts.  This was such a good weekend for M and the boys!  After going camping with these families, one really feels like they are part of a clan.  One thing I really like is the way meals are organized.  The meals are split by den, so each family only brings one item per child.  For example, S is a Wolf.  The Wolves were assigned breakfast on Saturday.  One family brought the sausage, one brought hash browns, and two brought eggs (guess who?).  IJ is a Bear and had Saturday dinner.  He brought 4 tomatoes and a box of cookies.  That was all the food they brought for the whole weekend.  It seems like there wouldn't be enough, especially since there are mothers and sisters and grandparents, but somehow (like the fish and loaves of bread) there is always enough food.  The dens cook (with the help of their parents) and clean up afterward.  This way everyone has the opportunity to help out.  We like camping this way!