Nate & Caleb with swamped canoeA week of Scout Camp netted the boys a combined 11 merit badges, 9 mosquito bites, 8 sleepless nights, and one fractured clavicle. On the first day of camp, Caleb was swinging on a rope swing, when the knot came undone and he fell on his arm and shoulder. He toughed it out the rest of the week with only a quick visit to the camp medic, and a daily dose of Ibuprofen. A week after his accident it was finally confirmed by x-rays that he had broken his collarbone. I was surprised that Caleb stayed the whole week with his hurt shoulder. Steve reminded me how high a pain tolerance Caleb has-as evidence of his last injury, when he skewered his foot without any crying.
On Thursday, Steve and Grandpa were able to go up to spend the day with the boys. Grandpa probably showed them a few tricks he's picked up in his many years of scouting. The boys came home dirty and tired, and according to them, "are still recuperating from their week at scout camp." And I'm just recovering from the pile of dirty laundry they left me at the door of the laundry room.
2 comments:
How fun for the boys. Kade just returned from day camp. These baby steps are fine with me. I can't believe you had your boys returned with bug bites and broken bones. You are officially the 'B' family.
Lana! Yikes! The foot was too much! I would have died! Course, knowing my fear of water, the swamped canoe was just as bad.
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