Cub Scouts - Harrison's Bobcat

When joining Scouts, one of the first things a boy must due is earn their Bobcat badge - no matter what their age. At tonight's Pack meeting/campout, Harrison received his. I thought it was just a plain ol' badge like every other one he'd get. ..but it was a very special ceremony, made even more-so by being out in God's wonderful outdoors!

Several different Den Leaders took turns putting different colored stripes onto Harrison's face. Here, one of his own Bear Den leaders, Ron Seibert (and also father of Harrison's good buddy, Ben), paints one of these stripes onto him.

Harrison also had an opportunity to paint some white onto my nose - signifying purity of heart. (I wish Brian had been able to attend this one) Here he is once we got home. Notice the Bobcat badge on his left pocket is upside down. It has to remain that way until he does a good deed! :)

Following are just some other pictures I took from this evening, starting with a great game of kickball that even Zachary got into! I believe he kicked a grand slam his first go-around.


Following are just a few pictures of the trees that Elijah and I thought were beautiful. The first one is of smoke from campfires drifting through the trees and sunlight.

Here is their fearless Pack Leader, Joe Margraf, giving them guidance before a pre-dinner hike.

Sorry, Joe.....Harrison wasn't listening for a minute and I had to take a picture. I did make him stop after this. :)

One of the Pack rules is to always have a buddy wherever you go....a great rule, but I think Elijah took it too seriously. He would not let go of his buddy's arm (Zachary) for a while!

Dinner!!! They grilled hot dogs and hamburgers for us. Harrison and Ben sure enjoyed theirs. :)

And finally...this was a cool tree Zachary found that was hollow a good bit of the way up. I tried to get a picture of the stick Zachary was using to see how far up the hollow section was.