Boys Camping

Scott was trying to finish up some requirements for Boy Scouts and their May camping trip got cancelled due to bad weather.  So he, Greg, and Ryan went to a campground in NC 2 weekends ago.

 The boys pitched tents and

 hung a tarp.

 Scott had some requirements about lashings-making stuff with ropes.

 impressive that it was tied tightly enough to hold up his weight

 and several feet off the ground

 it was also a lantern hook and trash bag holder

Then there were some requirements about bandaging and first aid

 Greg and Ryan provided fake injuries

 Greg said they were sad to discover they didn't have any ketchup to use as fake blood for these photos!

 Think the injury below, if real, would have been beyond the scope of Scott's current First Aid knowledge!

 There was a great stream for splashing in and rock skipping nearby

 If it had just been a little cooler I would have been happy to go and sit and read a book by the stream all weekend long!

 There were also cooking requirements.  Scott had to plan a healthy menu, make a grocery list, and go with me to buy all the food they needed.  That was a funny experience in itself.  Then he had to prepare all the food.  Saturday's dinner that you see below is shrimp jambalaya and dirty rice-cooked on the propane stove.

 the dutch oven with chocolate turtle cake inside-what Scott says is always the best food of the campout!

 enjoying jambalaya and peas

 the finished cake

 doing dishes after dinner

 enjoying the fire for a while!

 This light green box covered in stickers was an amazing gift from Grandaddy and Granny Joan Cook-their camping food box-it has stickers all over from places they camped and traveled and dividers and compartments to store all your traveling kitchen needs.  Grandaddy was and is still involved with the scout troop Greg was part of in Atlanta.  Also my dad was a cub scout when he was little and Gran was the den leader.  We have some of Daddy's cub scout books and I remember a rubber Indian head mold that Gran would let me mix up ceramic stuff pour it in the mold and paint the Indian with his feather headdress when it dried-she told me that she made those with the cub scouts when Daddy was little.  Fun that the boys have a heritage of scouts on both sides of the family!

 Washing dishes is not fun

 French toast casserole and go-gurt for Sunday breakfast

 with sausage patties

God's beautiful creation to enjoy!