Conner the Bear

Question: How are Smoky the Bear and John the Baptist similar?

Answer: They have the same middle name.

Well, now you can substitute Conner for Smoky in the bad joke above. Last Thursday, he received his Bear badge in Cub Scouts. Now, all that growling that Conner used to do (thankfully, not as much anymore) can be put to good use. I guess he's always been a bear in training.

The paint on his face is part of the ceremony for receiving the Bear badge. I'm not sure how he reacted during Pack meeting (I had to pick up baseball uniforms while Mom went to Pack meeting), but he attempted to hide his face from the rest of us when he got home. A little em"bear"assed, it seems ... sorry, last bad joke for this post.

Fortunately, the paint washed off fairly easily (although I wondered the next day why our blue towel in the bathroom was red). He also received a gold arrow point for doing some additional requirements. We're very proud of his hard work -- most of which was done without growling.

Great job Conner!