Day Camp - Family Style

Friday afternoon the boys' Cub Scout Day Camp was coming to an end. It was an afternoon of family picnics;

a.k.a. pizza eating (Pack picnic for 8 or buy a pizza? Buy a pizza!);

wing-wearing;

blackberry picking;

laughing;
skits - Taylor the mummy;

more skits - Carter;

sitting around;

and Taylor's "regular" look. Smiles are rare. He's 10 1/2 with an attitude.

We're heading out of town for a few days to go "camping." We're going to a better place than last year. At least it was better 3 years ago when we went there last. (Eww. Remember this story from last year? I can't forget it! I'm checking everything good before we pack it up!)

Updated to add: I can't believe I forgot to mention this, but Taylor received "honorable mention" for BB shooting at Day Camp. He scored 49 out of 50, with the winner scoring 50. When they called his name, they called "Tyler ..." and mispronounced our last name (skipping the middle syllable). Taylor didn't go up at first until someone corrected the emcee. (Two years ago, he won first in the county at Day Camp.) Go, Taylor!

Comments

laura capello said…
gah! awesome costumes!

and not smiling? grrrr... i'm not looking forward to that.
11:34 AM EDT
Anonymous said…
sawyer's smock is so cute - i have/had that sheet, too!
11:59 AM EDT
Berber said…
Looks like you've all had a lot of fun!
3:42 PM EDT
Anonymous said…
I spy funyuns on that picnic.
5:09 PM EDT
Karyn said…
Woohoo Taylor!!!!!!

Lera, your pictures are awesome, they keep getting better and better and better!!!
5:40 PM EDT
Me and Him said…
Way to go Taylor.
He'll smile when he thinks you're not looking. That's what my brother did when he was 10 until he was about 20!
4:00 AM EDT
Heidijayhawk said…
what a fun day! and the pizza ... BRILLIANT!
9:51 AM EDT
Little Munchkins said…
Well done Tyler! Looks like everyone had lots of fun too.
10:04 AM EDT
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