Drew and I went to Weblos Woods camp this weekend. The camp is for scouts who are in the transition years between cub scouts and boy scouts. Weblos (stands for We Be Loyal Scouts) is a two year program, and Drew will be "crossing over" into Weblos in May. So, this was his first campout!
We arrived on Saturday morning, and Drew set up our tent with the help of a boy scout. (Weblos start learning how to camp for themselves with little parental involvement. This is because as Boy Scouts they will expected to completely fend for themselves, with parents there just for safety reasons.) The picture shows Drew in front of our tent after he completed setting it up.
Then, after lunch and the opening ceremony Drew participated in 3 activities - Forestry, Geology, and Sportsmanship. Foresty consisted of learning about the different trees in Missouri, Geology was a lesson about minerals and rocks, and sportsmanship was some team games. Then we went back to the campsite where Drew made a "foil dinner" - hamburger, potatoes, and carrots - and we sat around the campfire.
The night was cold, but we were prepared and slept just fine after a busy day. We had a small religious ceremony and the closing ceremony Sunday morning, and were back home. Needless to say, the first thing I did was hit the shower, while Drew went for the food. He had a cinnamon roll and 4 waffles! Hungry Boy,
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