Great Allatoona Cleanup Scout Camp Out

The first weekend in October the Cub Scout pack (which Henry is part of) and the Boy Scout Troop (which Nicholas is part of) participated in a joint camp out weekend at Wildlife Action Center.  They camped 2 nights - Nicholas on his own with his patrol in one side of campground, and Henry with Shawn with their den in another part.  They had lots of time with their individual dens/patrols to do things like canoeing, camp fires, campfire cooking, and working on requirements and merit badges.  Shawn even taught Henry's den the whittling badge so that was pretty exciting for Henry.  There were also several combined events with the Boy and Cub scouts which included a Lake Allatoona litter cleanup all morning on Saturday, an afternoon hike with the older boys leading and teaching the younger ones, some knot tying lessons from the older scouts, and also a flag retirement ceremony.  They all had a great time with friends and made some great camping memories!!  What a great fall weekend!

The Boy Scouts camp 

Nicholas and Connor helping younger scouts 

Great Allatoona Cleanup - Picking up trash around the lake - a scout serves others and respects nature!

Heading to the other side of the lake to clean up there

Nicholas and his good buddy Connor getting some fishing in

Canoe time

Boys being boys....in a very cold lake!

Henry and Shawn had some great canoeing time

Flag retirement ceremony - an honor that the scouts reverently perform.

So excited to use a pocket knife and learn how to whittle! (Mom is NOT so exited)

Lunch time with friends

So thankful for Shawn's scouting expertise and all the quality time with his boys that comes along with it!

Big boys leading younger ones on nature hike

Henry and his buddy Nathan chillin in their hammocks

Smores time!

Skit time...Henry is quite the dramatist !!

In Boy Scouts the boys do all the cooking

He earned his whittling chip badge!!

a boy and his tent

Scout buddies