Girl Scout Mom/Daughter Camping Weekend

Our Girl Scout troop decided to have one last event before the girls move on to 4th grade and other activities. We went to Camp Sycamore near Purdue for the weekend and had an absolute blast. 9 girls and 8 moms made the trip and it was such a fun group. We were lucky to get the air conditioned cabin since it was in the 90's (and the pool was not open yet!) and actual bunk beds rather than cots on the floor. We arrived Friday and got settled before heading to Archery. By her 2nd turn Avery was hitting the target and getting the hang of it! The girls played tetherball and other games while the moms made pizzas over the fire. After dinner, we went creek stomping and frog catching which was a favorite activity. We ended the night with a bonfire, S'mores, and ghosts in the graveyards.

A few of the girls had to leave Saturday but were able to fit in some more creek stomping after breakfast. We then tye dyed pillow cases, had some down time and then did Water Games with the counselors for an hour. We headed back for lunch and then played some Uno and Mad Libs before heading to Zip Lining. Since Avery had already done it over Fall Break with Uncle Cullen, she was the brave one to go first and did a great job making the other girls feel comfortable. Dinner was hot dogs over the fire and Mac N Cheese. After that, we headed back for one last creek stomp before S'mores. The girls then headed back to the cabin and were playing a live version of Among Us, while the Mom's stayed at the fire and laughed our heads off! It was SUCH a fun night that none of us wanted it to end. Sunday we had breakfast, packed up, and cleaned the cabin before doing a little putt putt golf before heading home.

Avery had so much fun with her friends, she was zero drama (which was not true of all the girls there....) and was just an inclusive and kind friend to everyone in her troop. I LOVED the group of mom's and am so grateful that Girl Scouts introduced us. I have not laughed that hard in a while!! Even though Scouts is over, Avery and I have made friendships that will carry on and it was a great last event.

The boys had a great weekend at home - lots of swimming, eating and bayblades. We sure missed our guys and it felt good to get home, see them, and SHOWER! We are WIPED but happy to have had an awesome weekend!!