Cub Haunted 2012

Friday night the three big kids went to Cub Haunted with Daddy and had a blast!  They got there and hopped on a wagon ride out to the campsite-

First, they set up their (little!) tent and sleeping bags-



Then it was onto dinner in the dining hall. After dinner, Marc, Marky and Tucker went on the Haunted Hayride- Tucker did NOT look scared-
 


Skipping anything "haunted", Julia stayed behind to do arts and crafts (although later she told me- "they had lots of crafts, but no 'arts'") She made a spider and a thing to hang in the window.
   

Then they all got temporary tattoos-



Frick and Frack being silly-





Marc shot a BB gun at a target- and also went on a haunted hike in the woods-



Then it was on to the bonfire for skits and games!



Julia playing a game-



Costume contest- good thing I packed last-year's Crusader Knight costume at the last minute-



After the bonfire they went to "Cracker Barrel" at the dining hall- Cheese and crackers, marshmallows, cookies, and oatmeal pies for a late-night snack. Then it was off to bed! Everyone slept soundly and it wasn't too cold. Tucker ended up IN Daddy's sleeping bag 1/2 way through the night. :) The next morning they woke up to a bugle calling Revelry. Then it was off to the dining hall for breakfast and then a day of games and activities.
 

They drove pedal-cars and did more shooting, archery, rock-wall climbing.  Tucker was actually able to pedal this thing!





Fun times! Way to go Superdad!

West Virginia

Well, I finally got Daddy's phone and got the pictures from their trip with Grandpa to West Virginia.  It will be hard to narrate these, but I will put them on here for posterity's sake.  :)

They flew into Ohio first and stayed with Marc's aunt and saw some cousins and aunts and uncles. Uncle Jack told stories of when HE WAS ON THE BEACH AT NORMANDY ON D-DAY.  He was also in the pacific theater during WWII and had story after story. Marc sat and listened enthralled.  After Ohio they drove to West Virginia and Marc said the drive was beautiful this time of year with the leaves turning color-




Friday they went to Grandpa's parents' hometown- Elkins, WV- the place Grandpa went every summer. They went to the annual Forest Mountain Festival that Grandpa grew up going to- I think Marc really enjoyed it.
 

This is a bridge Grandpa used to run across as a little boy!



This is a train turntable that has been taken out of the ground.  Grandpa used to play on this as a child-




Saturday morning they got up early to watch the Lumberjack competition!
 

Two-man sawing competition-



Ax-throwing competition-



Springboard-




Grandpa's grandparents' house (it has been redone)-



A river where Grandpa used to fish a lot-




After the Lumberjack competition they drove to Phillipi, WV to see the covered bridge- the location of the first land battle of the civil war!







Saturday night Marc and Marky were able to get to confession and mass at the church by their hotel, and so they got up early Sunday and headed back to Ohio to Aunt Susan's.



On the way they stopped at an old cemetery near Smithville and saw the headstones of  family members-



Heading home- what a fun "man" trip!  :)