As soon as James and I had stepped off the plane from Cabo San Lucas, we drove straight to Southfork where the kids were staying with my parents. The next morning we got up at 5:00 in the morning and went home. James had to be at work, and Ethan had a big Scout overnighter that he couldn't miss.
It was Ethan's camp out that would earn him his Wilderness Survival Merit Badge. This is a huge challenge, especially for an eleven year old boy. When Elijah has done it two years ago, he told us how scary it was and that he didn't sleep the whole night because he was so scared. Each boy has to sleep by himself, in his own tent away from anyone else. We worried about Ethan all night, so much so that we prayed as a family for him several times. I think that we definitely had under estimated Ethan. When he came home the next night, he was very nonchalant about it, and said that it wasn't a big deal. He loved setting up his own camp sight, and going on a seven mile hike.
Great job Ethan, we are so proud of you!
1 comments:
OH YEAH! go e-ticket! i would have been freaked out to sleep all by myself at camp out... thats not my kind of fun in the wilderness.
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