Carving Pumpkins with a Bear

Tricky title, huh? Got your attention anyway. You knew it had to do with scouts, didn't you? Pack Meeting again, and this time Sport worked extra hard and was awarded his Bear. My grandson, Taco, earned his Tiger, so that made this meeting even more special.

When the awards were over, we had a special service project. We carved pumpkins! There is a girl on our street who has a strange gastrointestinal disease. So unusual that the doctors have not been able to figure out why she can't keep any food down. Her stomach rejects almost everything... except pumpkin seeds.

Curly and Burrito

So the cub scouts wanted to help her. We bought 40 pumpkins and most of them were gutted and carved tonight. We took two large pans full of seeds to her home and she was thrilled with the caring and concern of all the little boys in our neighborhood.

And the kids thought it was fun too. A little messy maybe. My sweetie covered the carpet with plastic sheeting and the tables with paper so it wasn't too bad.

The Dog Walker brought lights so they could see what they might look like on their own porches for Halloween.

Sport has lots of patches!

We got a fantastic deal on the pumpkins! Rojas Farms gave them to us for a dollar each and that included the tax and everything. We picked up 20 of the little carving kits at the dollar store although I was wishing we had invested in ten more. The kids had to do a fair amount of waiting, but I guess learning a little patience is good for them too.

Gamer working with a group of boys.

My sweetie is such a good Cubmaster. I hear boys say all the time how much they look forward to pack meeting every month. He loves working with the kids and their brothers and sisters. He never loses sight of the fact that scouts is about families too.

All in all another awesome pack meeting!