In the fall, Mitch joined Cubs. And this spring, after a great deal of paperwork delays, so did I - as a Leader. My shirt is bigger, and he's the one that gets to collect the cool activity badges, but aside from that there isn't much difference.
I really am enjoying working with the kids and the other leaders. Mitch has become more and more independent as we attend more meetings. There are no other kids from his school that have joined, so it was tough to find people he related to quickly. But he kept at it, and has become friends with a few of the other Cubs.
This past weekend we went camping at Birds Hill with all of the Service Area 9 groups. There were over 80 cubs and some 300 campers all tolled. It was a great experience for both of us. Mitch spent the day Saturday going around with the other Cubs and leaders to the various activity stations while I conducted a geocaching activity for the 6 Cub groups. It was a blast.
From building Cub cars, selling popcorn, going camping, hiking, launching rockets, singing camp songs, and completing badge work activities, this has been a very fun experience. I'm looking forward to next fall when we start up again.
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