Winter Camp

I was able to experience Winter Camp for the cub scouts with Carter. With Chad having the flu, I quickly packed a bag Friday night and headed up north to Haugen, Wisconsin to Fort Rice. Here is the Fort that we stayed in. It was completely fenced in with four towers at each corner.

Friday night was stories & singing by the campfire and, of course, roasting hot dogs & marshmellows to make S'mores. The boys were all wound up Friday night, getting all the beds in place to where they wanted to sleep. All the boys and the dads slept upstairs in the bunkbeds. The moms slept downstairs and I "roomed" with Ann Oberding and another mom that I met that night, "Mini". Two other rooms were filled with moms and some of their teenage kids. Here is Logan & Carter playing around on a mattress.....

Carter wants the top bunk. Cody is trying to give Carter rabbit ears, but seems to be too far away....

Boys, flashlights, and bedtime stories....

Saturday brought us a cold, but sunny day. We went hiking and saw more of the tribal area where the boys have summer camp. Ann Oberding's oldest son was along (who is a teenager) and kindly showed the boys around the area and explained what they do during summer camp. The boys identified different trees, leaves, and foot prints in the snow (deer, cats, etc.). They also discussed weather on the hike.

Lots of sledding going on Saturday during the day. I am not sure if the moms & dads had more fun or the kids!! We went out about three times on Saturday to do some sledding. Carter is the one going down the hill.

Bringing the sled back up for some more.

Carter is at the bottom of the hill....

The boys also did some "tree/bark rubbings" around the Fort. Carter found about every type of "tree" or "wood" that was in our area to do some rubbing.

Saturday night was board games and some indoor soccer. Here, Wil, Tyler & Carter kick the ball around....

Mason comes in for some soccer time. You can see a peek of my room here. The one with the "pink" paint. The other door that is open leads to the upstairs.

By Saturday night, the boys were wiped out and they all fell asleep by 8:00. No bedtime stories or giggles this night!!

Sunday was breakfast time together, cleaning up the Fort, and packing up our things. Carter wanted to get a couple of pictures of Fort Rice. The snow started to fall that morning and by the time we left, there were about 2 inches of snow on the ground. It was beautiful!

These are the towers around the Fort that the boys stay in during summer camp. They have the choice of the towers or tepees.

This was the campfire from Friday night......