Boy Scout Centennial Parade

As a rising 1st grader this summer (meaning he would be in 1st grade in the Fall), CJ officially joined the Cub Scouts.  Maki had been looking forward to CJ joining the Boy Scouts because he was a scout when he was younger.  There's a den at his school that is very active, which means CJ gets to hang out with his buddies during cub scout events.

In July, the Boy Scouts held a centennial parade on the National Mall to celebrate its 100th anniversary.  CJ and Maki participated in the parade on a 100+ degree day.  I drove them to the Mall in the morning, then picked them up in the late afternoon.  Maki packed plenty of sunscreen and water because I was very worried about CJ because of the heat. Maki reported later that CJ got a little faint at one point during the parade, but he gave CJ a bunch of water and he seemed okay after that.

The funny thing about the parade was that Maki initially thought the parade was on Saturday.  I drove the boys out to the Mall, dropped them off, and then got a phone call from Maki about 20 minutes later.  Turns out that the parade was on Sunday, so I picked them up and off went the uniforms so they would still be clean for Sunday.

The parade was a big deal.  There were hundreds of thousands of boy scouts from around the country in town for the parade.  The National Mall was a sea of blue and khaki when I picked up the boys.  CJ even got a special patch for participating in the parade.

Note: CJ wants me to report that his friend Liam did not get the patch because he didn't march, but Quinn did (and perhaps Davis).

CJ is the cool kid in the sunglasses