Scout Expo

I currently serve in the Cub Scouts - Wolves, to be exact. It wasn't a calling I expected, although being the mother of 3 boys, I should have. It's been pretty fun- we have a great group of boys- and Jefferson loves to come to cub scouts with me (I'm not sure the wolves like him coming though- he can get a bit overexcited). This past Saturday was the Scout Expo, and our den was in charge of our troop's booth for 2 hours. The theme was "Physically Strong" or something like that, so our troop set up a fitness obstacle course. We had lots of kids stop by and participate and I think it was a success. Most troops had great set-ups and some of the older troops had quite the elaborate set-ups (our ward is less than a year old so we don't have the money for much and we haven't had time to acquire much). A couple troops even rented some big inflatable slides and such. Jefferson couldn't wait until my shift was over so that he could go on the slides. All in all I thought the Scout Expo was better than the county fair. You still got some good food options (although I didn't bring any cash for that), there were lots of activities (almost all free!), and only a few booths selling stuff. Some of the army guys from Camp Williams even brought over a few army vehicles- including an Apache helicopter and a Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzer (which the kids were allowed to climb in and all over). Nate had to go into work on Saturday, so he didn't get to come to the expo (and Jackson and Mason stayed home with Grandma), but he was bummed he missed it when I told him about the army vehicles. I'm looking forward to next year's!

Here are some pictures of the inflatable slides and the army vehicles:
(Once again taken with the camera phone because silly me forgot the camera)