Cub Scout Day Camp!!

Hema will turn 8 this August and has been counting down the days until he gets to get baptized and also start cub scouts. Even though he isn't quite 8, he got to attend cub scout day camp today. I took him and his cousin Joey up to Camp Jeremiah Johnson and we had such a great time. 

 The boys both borrowed scout shirts, since neither of them are 8 yet and don't have their own uniforms yet. They were a bit hesitant at the flag ceremony and not sure if the camp was going to be fun or not. 

 By the time they got to the BB gun range, they were all smiles. Hema was such a good shot with the BB gun. He has a Bb gun and all his practicing down at the farm has paid off! 

 The rafts looked like so much fun, they had to paddle around and scoop up all the colored balls floating in the water.  On the drive home the boys told me it wasn't as fun as it looked because the rafts went so slowly when they paddled. 

 Both boys loved the archery, but it ended up being a lot harder than it looked. 

 Hema was thrilled that his last arrow made it into the target and stuck! 

 The highlight of the day was making, launching and running around trying to catch these little rockets. 

 They shot really far and most of the boys would gather across the field and try and catch the rockets that were launched. They each go to launch their rockets 10-15 times and thought is was awesome!!

The boys with their rockets and also the little wooden model airplanes they made.

It was so much fun to be at day camp with Hema and Joey. They whole way home they talked about how fun it was and asked when they got to go again! I look forward to Hema starting scouts and the many skills he will learn as he continues through the program. I recently completed my own Wood Badge training and really believe that the scouting program can help Hema become a great citizen, become a hard worker, learn to set and complete goals and also help him to better live the gospel. 

Cub Scouts here we come!