Good time at Court of Honor

I enjoyed going to the troop's Court of Honor/Christmas party with the boys tonight.  Kevin earned his Backpacking merit badge and Stephen earned his Emergency Preparedness merit badge.  Both are pursuing their Eagle rank. 

David and the boys made it back!

Stephen, Kevin, and David went on a Philmont hiking trek with David's brother Michael and his boys and a couple of other scouts.  It was an awesome experience for them, though a lot of hard work.  They hiked over 60 miles in the back country of northern New Mexico! Everyone made it back safe and healthy, which is good.  Be sure and ask them about their experience when you get a chance!

Happy Birthday, Megan!

We had a good time celebrating Megan's birthday today - scout fundraiser breakfast this morning, GSU football game this afternoon, and finally birthday dinner at Mellow Mushroom and presents and cake at home tonight. It was a long but fun day, and we were glad to have my parents here and Megan's friend Alayna along to enjoy an action-packed day of celebration and adventure. (It's a good thing it's time-change weekend - the extra hour of sleep will be needed :-) Happy Birthday, Megan!

Fun at the PDK airshow

The boys and I went on a Cub Scout outing to the Dekalb-Peachtree airport (PDK) for the annual "Good Neighbor" day and airshow. Even though it was hot out there we enjoyed seeing the airplanes on the ground, the cars and other things, and of course the show in the air. Stephen and Kevin got to meet a robot while we were walking around, and we went inside one of the Sea Stallion helicopters that was on display there. We saw Robert Swanson there, but didn't see any of our other fellow Cub Scouts. What a great day!