Rocket Derby

Yesterday the kids and I spent the day without Mike. Him and his Dad drove to Colorado for the day and picked up some Elk meat. His Dad's friend Dan works at a hunting lodge, and there was someone that had gotten and Elk, but couldn't take the meat back home with him, so he paid for us to have it processed, and all we had to do was go pick it up! They left around 8 a.m. and got back at 9 p.m. Now our freezer is full of ground elk and various elk steaks!

Jarek also had Pack Meeting yesterday for Scouts. He is in the Bear Den. He was supposed to get his Wolf Badge last month, but one of the leaders was not there that was over that, so he got it last night. He also got his Bobcat Badge, his BB Gun Belt Clip and his Archery Belt Clip, a Silver and Gold Arrow, and 4 Yellow Beads. (Even though he doesn't look like it in the picture, he really was excited about it all!) He also got to pin 2 Mother's Pins on me, the Bobcat and the Wolf!



Last night's Pack Meeting was also the Rocket Derby. We totally spaced that one off, so guess what Mike and Jarek built the night before???!! The Rocket!

I wanted to name it "The Flying Pickle", but they didn't appreciate my creative sense of humor, so Jarek wrote "U.S. Army" on it. (At the moment, that's what he wants to be when he grows up...something with the Military.)

His Army Rocket did really well! The boys raced their rockets 4 times each, so he got 2nd place twice and 1st place twice! Somehow he didn't pull out with one of the top 3 spots, but that's o.k.! He's still a winner in my book!