Trent Attends Scout Day at VT

I know that Pops, Purson, and Abby (especially) will not be very excited about this post. So those three people might just want to bypass the following pictures...they could be harmful to your mental health Abby!

Because Trent sold so much Scout popcorn this fall he was invited to participate in a special "Scout Day" today at Virginia Tech. Mommy and Trent left Ella at home with Emily D. and drove all the way to VT. Daddy was not able to go with us since he was at Aunt Frances' memorial service. Upon our arrival we went to check in and Trent received his offical VT Boy Scout hat. Then it was off to eat some lunch before the opening.

We started out at Cassell Coliseum and then went to Lane Stadium to participate in several hands-on demonstrations. Here are some pictures from the hands-on experiements Trent got to see and do.

Putting together some robots with other scouts.

Trent had to build a boat that could float marbles and he could only use a plastic bowl, 2 small paper cups, 1 large paper cup, and a piece of aluminun foil. He also had to make sure that the marbles didn't touch the blue part of the bowl. The boat he developed was able to float 24 marbles.

Trent was able to see VT's "self-driving" SUV that won 3rd place in national competition. We had to take this picture just for Pops.

Following our visit to the South Endzone we went on a tour of the athletic facilities. Our tour began Cassell Coliseum. We were taken through the Hall of Fame and were shown all the behind the scenes areas.

Here is a picture of Trent taken in the room with all the football trophies (the room has an official name but I can't remember what it is). This room looks down on the practice field and out towards Lane Stadium.

One of the first things we saw when we walked into this room was the large Hokie Bird. We actually took this picture to show Sarah...she was the person in charge of making the original prototype and was the artist for one of the Birds showcased in downtown Blacksburg.

Before walking out towards Lane Stadium I stopped to take this picture for Abby. I believe it's probably the only thing on campus having to do with UVA. This banner, sent to campus after last year's tragedy, hangs in the foyer of the athletic building.

Finally, it was out to the stadium. We were able to spend some time playing on the practice field before walking through the tunnel to the stadium.

Our final stop of the day was English Field to watch the Hokies baseball team take on the University of Maryland. Unfortunately, it was getting cold so we left during the 3rd inning. Trent and Mommy had a great time during "Scout Day" and we hope that we get a chance to go again next year!