First Big Scouting Adventure

I'm a den mother and proud of it! 

Ask anyone around here. 

I'll put on my horrifically unflattering switchback pants any day.

Here's why... 

Avondale Family Campout 2013

Archery

Cooking breakfast with cast iron on the fire

Bird watching

Cutest Moment:  Fishing with these very eager adorably filthy fishermen. 

(Click on this picture to get a better view of their grubby little faces!)

Meet "Bobby" the bobblehead.

Proudest Moment:  Our pack conducted the opening ceremony in front of  all of the other troops.

Ayden was the caller. We had an eagle scout from another pack telling Ayden what to say (to the right).

The boys did great!

Games

Collecting firewood

Who doesn't enjoy a good fire while camping?

That's a tomato Afton's eating like an apple. 

She doesn't get that from either of her parents.

Sitting by the flag the boys made (they made the stand too).

I've never seen Ayden happier than he was this weekend.

Funniest Moment:  Friday night, after encouraging our boys to discretely find trees to pee on-which they already performed multiple times-we learned what the true meaning of "leave no trace behind" meant. Apparently, "leaving no trace" includes no urinating in nature. We had to reprogram all of the boys to find the nearest port-o-potty or restroom facility. OOPS! The camp director had a good point though. If you have thousands of scouts camping all summer on the same camping sights-marking their territories wherever they please-that becomes a well established territory, but a putrid place to endure. STINKY BOYS!!