Sam Houston IV

The Sam Houston Area Council for BSA did something really cool for the boys this summer. They challenged the boys to earn their Texas Badge (Cub Scouts) or their Texas Award (Boy Scouts). In celebration of the 100th year since the establishment of Boy Scouts in the Houston area, they were hoping to get 100 boys to earn the award but they surpassed that by 43. It was the most awards ever given at one time. To earn the award, our entire family learned quite a bit about Texas symbols, tradition, and history. And they had a special guest speaker at the event: the great grandson of Sam Houston! Colby eats this stuff up - anything that is "the first ever" or "the most" makes him feel really special. He has been singing, "Texas Our Texas" and "Grand Ole Flag" all week and I found a doodle on one of his school papers that read, "Sam Housten".