We'll be showing cattle, GS9 has several in the show string. {brag moment}One of his show heifers from last year had a beautiful heifer calf 9 days ago, so he'll show his first "bred & owned". We have a lot of fun at the fairs, and can work in some educational moments, or at least something to expand horizons.
I want GS to compete in a 'knowledge bowl' the 4-H sponsors, so he'll be learning all about the physiology of cattle. A lot of the kids are very competitive, and all ages take the same tests, so this will be fun for him.
We may get in some more swim lessons this summer. He'll bridge over to Boy Scouts next year and he intends to start working toward Eagle Scout.
We'll be doing some camping, with & without his scout pack/den. We put in a new pond that is fun to watch fill and develop into a sustainable ecosystem.
eta: As part of his learning about self-sufficiency(I'll tie it into Scout stuff!), he's going to learn how we can & freeze produce from the garden this year. He's enjoyed growing it the last couple years, this year I decided we'll expand and I'll freeze and can stuff like I used to.
Last edited by OHGrandma; 03/31/09 08:05 AM.
