And so things end, and so things begin...

Today was the end of Daniel's first year of Cub Scouts. He has completed his Tiger Cub existence, and is now officially a Wolf Cub. The Pack had a advancement ceremony at Mission Trails Park today, where each of the dens advanced on to the higher level, tiger to wolf, wolf to bear, bear to Webelos, and Webelos to Boy Scout.

I have had the honor of being the Den leader for Daniel's Tiger Den this year and it has been surprisingly fun. Tiring, but fun. It is a good bunch of families, and a good bunch of kids, so that makes things much easier.

To spice things up for the boys today I decided to give them wolf names (thank you Google!). I found a bunch, but not all so appropriate for youthful consumption. Daniel's wolf name is Sandalius, which is Latin for True Wolf. Suzy made some very nice picture frames for each boy with their new wolf names, and I said a few words about the boys and why I gave them the names I did.

This summer we are making things much more relaxing, maybe a trip to a fire station, a hike or two, a movie night. Stuff to lull those boys into thinking that Cub Scouts is all about fun. At least until next year, when we get down to all of our wolf business. Watch out world. The Wolves are coming!


The intrepid leader saying a few words, and the boys waiting impatiently.

Daniel during his metamorphosis from Tiger to Wolf.


A proud Mama and Sammy welcome their new wolf cub to the family.


Don't be too proud of the new outfit, Sandalius, you have a lot of hard work ahead of you...


Radulf, Ulric, Sandalius, White Fang and Bertulf, The Wolves!