3-2-1...Fire in the Hole!

Colin's cub scout den was invited to the boy scout troop's annual pumpkin launch. Each patrol builds a catapult or trebuchet and sees whose contraption will hurl a pumpkin the farthest. They had a bit of trouble getting them to work at first, but soon a couple got enough steam to get the gourds both big and small to fly about 200+ yards. One patrol kept having trouble the whole day and we would cheer loudly when their pumpkins got even a few feet. Somehow one pumpkin got launched backwards - not really sure what happened there. The cub scouts didn't participate in the actual construction, but they got to pull the rope that released the swing.
Correy, Austin, Kyle, Nathan, Colin & KCee

Both kids and adults alike were thankful for the hot beverages that were provided, cause it was a chilly day.

Mr. Jack O'Lantern, he lived a short, but fruitful life.