Adam went to his first scout camp last month and he had a blast! He has some great leaders who are very engaging and they have made scouting a wonderful experience for him so far - and this adventure was no exception. This particular scout camp was open to all the troops in the Des Moines area so there were lot of new scouts to meet. The morning started off cool and cloudy and it had rained the night before so attendance was a little light but that meant we didn't have to wait in line as long for some of the activities. We started at the climbing wall. Adam almost made it to the top but his legs started getting shaky toward the top and there were some big stretches you had to make to get all the way to the top that were a little too big for Adam. He did great for his first time on the climbing wall.
After the climbing wall it was on to the indoor activity where Adam built a toolbox - he did all the nailing! Once the tool box was done we went over to another station where they branded Adam's tool box with the Boy Scout symbol.
After we finished the tool box it was time for lunch. During lunch it began to rain and kept raining the rest of the day. Fortunately, Adam was prepared with three layers of clothes, a jacket, and a rain poncho so the fun kept going.
The afternoon was filled with archery (Adam got a bulls-eye on his first round!), rifle shooting, soda bottle rockets, and wooden bird houses.
I was pretty proud of Adam for not letting the rain get in the way. We got to do all of the activities we wanted to and on the way home Adam was already asking when the next scout camp will be - I think he's going to really enjoy scouting!
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