Bird + hot dog = ?

the campfire went amazingly well. When we got there we had flag ceremony. The first time for many of them actually pulling a flag up a pole!

then we sent the cubs to find sticks to sharpen, while our lone webelo lit the fire. (It lit RIGHT up). Note: cubs basically need 1:1 to sharpen sticks ... just for the record. Expect it to take a lot longer than planned.

One of the cubs was so careful to get his hot dog perfectly cooked. He was so proud of it. As he walked toward the hot dog buns, a lone bird flew overhead and ... released it's most recent meal and it landed perfectly on top of his hot dog ....

I have to say, it was really funny! He had to cook a new hot dog, because the bird did poop on his hot dog, but ... it was kind of funny!

Smores went well too ... (and when we got home we used our backup plan with the leftovers, marshmallow creme, with Graham crackers and candy bars - a rainy day smore).

All in all, it was a success!!! :-)

Campfire and flags.

For Scouts this week I decided to go out on a limb and take the boys for a campfire. I'm technically in the Webelos, but we've been combining with the wolves recently, to achieve the 2 deep leadership. (We have 1 webelo, and his mother is the wolf leader).

We're building a campfire, (picking up sticks as a service project), and learning to fold a flag. Then this will be topped off with hot dogs and smores!

Backup plan ... indoor flag folding, fake smores (marshmallow creme instead of marshmallows), and homemade corn dogs. Since my husband is the corn dog maker, ... he is praying we don't have rain. Because hot dogs for the entire troop is much easier than corn dogs! (The bears are joining us for our first "real" outdoor of the summer.)