An Early Holiday Gathering

Our December tribe meeting took us to the home of our gracious hosts Surfing Tiger and Running Tiger. The house was festively decorated for the holiday season, and the braves had a high energy level. While routine business was conducted early on, How-How's abounded when Little Falcon earned the first red feather in the group by being able to recite each dad and brave's real and Indian name. Then, to the the delight of the braves, Big Falcon had to earn his feather as well. Thanks to a timely assist by Curious Moon, Big Falcon was equally as successful. Two white feathers were earned by Whispering Frog and Rumbling Thunder by attending church for 4 weeks with their dad's, and even a purple community service feather was earned by Rumbling Thunder who described his experience at the Fish and Loaves Food Drive at St. Matthew's Catholic Church the weekend before. All in all, it was a productive few weeks since our last meeting.

Surfing and Running Tiger had lined up a holiday craft project for the dads and braves to do together. Don't want to spoil any holiday gift surprises, so we will let the "pictures" tell the story - lots of paint, some creative coloring, some holiday scenes, and a moment in front of the Christmas Tree posing for the camera as "Tiger Mom" (and unofficial member of the Leaning Teepees for the evening) snapped off some great shots.

We were also joined for the evening by an Indian Princess (Dancing Tiger), who also took part in the painting activity. At the end of evening, a soft cookie followed by a game of chase on the front lawn kept the braves occupied while the dad's talked business - deciding what our next upcoming events will be. More good ideas in store for after the new year!

Happy Holidays to all of our readers from The Leaning Teepee tribe!

Game On!

What happens when you bring 8 braves and 6 dads together on a Saturday at a bowling alley? You root for kids to beat the dads!!! Teams were not drawn up for this Yguides Federation event - it was every man and child for himself. But we can say with certainty that there was some cheering going on for Cunning Fox, Sly Fox and Rumbling Thunder as they all gave Chief Restless Star a run (or roll) for his money! Let's just say that at the end of game one - the Chief was fired up for game two to begin! And this is not for public consumption, but the bumpers were up for the games, which made it all that more interesting.

So while the dad's were out-dueling one another, the braves spent a vast amount of their time munching on popcorn and pizza - and then bowling with slippery hands and popcorn at their feet. It was great fun cheering for strikes and spares and watching the scores closely. An awesome bowling patch was earned for our vests, and bragging rights for the next year will reside with the braves!