The Courthouse

I am trying to help Ethan pass off as many requirements as he can while he is still excited to be a Cub Scout. So last week I called and scheduled a tour for him and some of his friends at the new Washington County Courthouse. Ethan was excited to see where Dad goes for court.

We picked up Brennon and drove downtown where we met some other boys from Ethan's troop. They were pretty nervous when we had to go through the metal detector but then they relaxed when the nice woman, Jana, came to give us our tour. She was so cool and explained everything to the boys. She told them all about the legal process, showed them where the records are kept, the judges chambers and all kinds of things. We even went in a courtroom for a Q&A session where the boys asked some great questions. (The part the boys loved the most was when her pass key couldn't get us in the front of the courtroom so we entered from the judges side and were behind the judges desk then realized that we couldn't get back out so we had to climb over the division between the witness box and the judges desk to get out. They loved that!)

The tour lasted about an hour and she did a great job to explain everything in a way the boys could understand. She also gave them a stern lecture saying that she would be happy to see them come and work at the Court, but that they better not EVER appear in Court. Then she gave them candy and we were on our way. Now Ethan has decided he wants to be an attorney like his dad. I think Bryan will have some advice about that one ;)