the tent is up at Camp Balboa (BSA camp within Balboa Park, San Diego)
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This weekend was Thomas' first camping trip! Neither Mike nor I are big camping fans so, as a result, we simply hadn't taken the kids. But the camping weekends are a very big deal for the Cub Scouts and this is something Thomas has been looking forward to. The weekend turned out to be a great weather weekend for it. It gets quite cold in the evenings, but the days were warm and beautiful. I took the kids down Friday night with some of the camping gear to get Thomas signed in and some things set up. Mike came a little bit later to swap places since this was a "Fun With Son" event and not a family camping weekend. Meredith and I went home, missing the male members of our family, and talking about when our whole family will go camping. Yes, she wants to go. And we will go because the kids' excitement and enthusiasm is simply infectious!
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Friday night dinner ~ sound asleep Sunday morning
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what he looked forward to most: bb guns ~ all his hits were on the paper!
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organized hike with a tour guide ~ archery practice, he did great!
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wild bird show ~ w/school friend and Den pal, Isaiah (future chemical engineer)
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roasting s'mores, of course ~ climbing trees and being silly
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learning to use a scroll saw! ~ water balloon toss, one of several games
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enjoying a little down time with a Dr. Pepper (his first!) and book
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