We spent the weekend at Camp Hohn for John’s last Cub Scout Pack campout.
We had a great time! Despite being cold overnight, the weather was beautiful on Saturday and perfect for camping. Everyone really had a great time.
The boys went on a hike around Camp Hohn and spent time with their individual dens. As always the food was great and it is always fun to see the different ways that it is cooked at each campout.
The highlight of the campout for me (and a lot of other people) was the flag retirement ceremony. It was great to see all my scouts participate.
The boys learned how to properly cut an American flag for retirement. Between all the flags, Pack 2 retired ten American flags and one Missouri flag.
I am really proud of all the boys for taking this so seriously. They were amazing and showed complete respect as each piece was placed in the fire for burning.
Once the fire burns out, the boys will bury the ashes, but will keep the grommets from the flags for their lanyards. It was a really great campout and I am having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that this is John’s last one. He moves up to Boy Scouts in February.