Scout Camp

Long time reader - second time poster, Craig here.  Alanna insists that I write the post about Bentley's cub scout camp.  Somehow she thinks that just because she didn't go, that she's not qualified to write about it.

Here's Bentley all set up in his new tent.  He was in there with his friend Peter and two other boys. 

At the dining hall for breakfast.  We were there Thursday night to Saturday night. 

 

This was our first attempt at fishing.  We were there about ten minutes and didn't catch anything which led to Bentley concluding that he hated fishing

The theme this year was "Space," so this was astronaut training.  You didn't know astronauts lived in Teepees, did you?

Working on a square knot.

 

Shooting BB guns.  Bentley liked to tell the story about the crazy range master who rested his chin on the muzzle of a gun while he lectured the boys on gun safety. Nice.

 

Not bad for a first-timer.

Building a model spaceship.

 

This was actually pretty cool.  It's called a solar tube-- basically a giant black trash bag.  They filled it up with air and the sunlight heats it up until it starts to take off.  The tall orange guy in the middle is Stan-- he was everyone's favorite counselor mostly because he was completely crazy.  The boys almost started a revolt when he wasn't at the Saturday night camp fire.

Mr. Fleisig leads the way to dinner.

I guess the mess hall food wasn't too bad, since I seem to be filling out my uniform quite nicely.

Bentley and Peter loved the boating.  That was always their first choice during free time.  The lake was two thirds covered in lily pads.

We also tried a paddle boat.

Sling shots were a little tricky to get the hang of.

You can't tell in the picture, but I'm pretty sure that moon was actually about 50% bigger than normal.

 

I have to hand it to Camp Snyder.  They know their target audience.  Get a big pile of sand and throw some gem stones in it.  This will keep seven-year-olds busy for about six months.  Bentley has been dreaming of this moment ever since he first tried Mine Craft.

Everyone was a little tired by the second day.  I think the look on his face here sums that up.

He actually did pretty well at archery.

Building a model rocket.  I managed to get him to make a face other than "grumpy" for the picture.

Our second attempt at fishing.  After a huge meltdown and Bentley insisting that fishing was boring and he was not good at it, I convinced him to try once more.  He pulled out a fish in about ten seconds.  After that he was basically ready to drop out of school and sign up for "Deadliest Catch."

Bentley and Peter.  Still best buds.

We had a pretty awesome time.