Last Tiger meeting

On Saturday evening we had our last Tiger den meeting. I was very lucky to be their den leader and wanted to do something really fun with the boys. The boys are to young to go on a real camp out so I decided to have a outdoor cookout. I was going to have it at my house but one of the boys parents said we could do it at her house. The Flood family has a almond ranch out in the country. I was perfect, we had the shade of the almond trees and the boys had a huge area to play. The kids gathering wood for the fire.

Thomas and the other boys getting the fire started. The fire was great, they did a good job. The only problem was, it was way to hot (100 degrees) so the Flood's got their BBQ and we cooked our hot dogs on it. The boys did not care they got to start a fire!

since it was soooo hot, they put a water mister under the almond trees to keep the boys cool. Well it also made mud, which Mikayla found and enjoyed. By the time she was done she was covered in mud. She was laughing so hard I did not have the heart to make her stop.

So after we "roasted" hot dogs, The Flood's suggested we go to the back of their property and explore the river. The water is not that deep yet because they have not opened up the dams, so it was perfect to go exploring. Since we were not expecting water fun the kids got to enjoy the water in their clothes. The kids found tad poles (Thomas name his Mr. Toddy) and shells.

Matthew

Mikayla loved the water and washed all the mud off to!

Thomas

I told Taylor to swim with his mouth closed or he might swallow a tadpole! Yuck

We finished the evening making s'mores. It was a great time. We are now looking forward to cub scout graduation, Webloree in June, day camp in July and in September I will be Matthew's Tiger cub leader. Thomas' Wolf leader (I have another mom helping) and helping Taylor earn his arrow of light which is the last step before he bridges to Boy Scouts.