Got Boys x8?

We took our first camping trip of the year this weekend. With temps in the high 80's we couldn't resist. We had an invite from some soccer/baseball friends and decided it must be done. Here's the scene...we arrive to a camp swarming with 6 boys all aged 6-9 and brandishing sticks. We arrive and add two more boys to the scene so now there are 8 boys and two more sticks (BTW, this does not include the dads who could at times very well be counted in this scenario). They managed to create some kind of game involving a stash of weapons on the hillside and using them to "attack" anyone who was not on their team. Now, I may not have this game correctly documented, but you get the point...a bunch of boys with sticks as weapons. What else could we expect? To add to the fetish with weapons, my two boys got their first attempt at shooting a BB gun at beer cans on this trip. Are we in Montana or what? I'm waiting for the conversations about Christmas presents to come up now. The term "You'll shoot your eye out" may be a frequent one in the coming months. Needless to say, the females on this trip (never more than 3 of us mom's at a time) spent much of the time laughing at the boyness, the lack of nutritional content on the food labels, and comparing notes about where our boys have chosen to relieve themselves. Oh, and the girls also got a stellar mountain bike ride in. As for photos, the boys also enjoyed long boarding and biking. Here's G-man's first long board casualty along with Roo deciding how exactly to cross the creek (EJ carried him). I may be able to get a BB gun photo from a friend. If I can, I'll enlighten you all with some true Montana camping images.

Road Rash!

Creek Crossing 101