Boyscouting and boys...

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My son is 8 years old, and in his 3rd year of scouts. This year he's a Bear cub. DH and I are the leaders of this little troop, and sometimes I wonder why. (more later with that.) The photo is of the boys with their masks. DH and I spent a long time making the base for them, and they boys added decorations and another layer or two of the paper. I didn't think these things were EVER going to dry, but they did, and the boys got a chance to decorate a little bit, even though they didn't get to paint them. We have 7 boys this year in our troop. That's the most of any of the troops for the whole pack. Yes, it's a good number, but I'm really concerned about some of these boys. They are all from good homes, however, their attitudes I don't like at all. It's mostly 3 boys that cause all the trouble. One of them is my son. He's a follower, and not the leader. If the 2 other boys would behave, my son would, too, I'm sure of it. I just don't know what to do. I know scouts is important, but the attitude of these 2 boys (yes, and my son.) just makes scouting so frustrating for me and my husband. The other boys aren't getting what they need to get out of it either, because of the antics of these troublemakers. I'm going to ask the parents to come and stay at the meetings, hopefully, so they know how their children behave. If that doesn't work, I may have to kick them out of the troop. I know my son, Matthew, would benefit if they weren't here, and he could be more like the well-behaved kids. Is that fair? I hate to remove kids from something that could benefit them. I just don't know what else to do. My husband is totally frustrated, and wants nothing to do with these kids. Can anyone else help? Any other suggestions? Thanks for listening.