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{rehersal for Meet Me at the Manager...tonight's show}

It's was magical...

Today, me and two other adults escorted eight excited Brownie Scout girls in our troop (three of our girls couldn't attend) to our first day-camp outing...Brownie Magic. It was, well, magical! The girls enjoyed six hours of an activity packed day at a Girl Scout camp about 30 miles south of Houston ... near a lovely body of water. The weather cooperated, which added to our blissful day!

There were over 150 Brownies who participated, they broke us down into groups and we rotated where we went. It was very organized, which made it easy for the adults! As soon as we got there, the girls began "swaping" - 'member those crafts we made, the bug pins?? We probably needed triple what we made... it was fun though and the swaps our girls got were very creative!

First the girls made a craft...two beaded keychains - this is one of Jade's ...

Next, they participated with the GS Drill Team... the Green Starlettes... this was one of the highlights of the program for our girls. The drill team demonstrated the drill they perform in parades and other events, then taught the Brownies the moves. Each one of the girls said they wanted to be a Starlette when they get older (you have to be in 6th grade).

This was Jade's buddy!

Posing for a picture before lunch...

The girls participated in a science experiment after lunch and watched a "volcano" made of cola and mentos!


Then we went to a puppet event. The puppeteers were Girl Scouts ... after watching a performance, our girls were able to sing songs with their puppets.

In between sessions, the girls gravitated to these swings... can't say I blame 'em!

The girls learned songs and played games in the pavillion... they really liked this activity too!

Our mugs ...

Can't wait to go again next year!!

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Scouting Fun!

Jade's Brownie Scout troop has been busy this year! We just finished our Fall Product sales (I was the Mom Manager on that) and all our the girls participated, earning our troop $300! The troop meets monthly and have been active in working on Try It badges and completed a Service Project (collecting food for a local food bank) last week.

Today I helped at the troop meeting as we finished up on our nutrition Try It badge (the girls attended a cooking school and kept a food chart) by making trail mix....it was yummy!! And the girls had fun mixing it.

Saturday we are going on a field trip to a day camp about 30 miles south of here! The girls worked on making swaps today (trinkets to trade with other troops)... our girls made "bug" pins. They came out so cute. The girls are excited about our trip and meeting other troops from our area!

Das Boots

Enora ... I adore-a

Ever have a hankering for something material that is totally impractical, but utterly inticing? You could say that about these boots. Jade needs a pair really bad... the problem is ... they are hard to find, because the Italian manufacture is not making this particular style this year. I have been scouring the stores and the Internet for them, but am not having any luck finding her size or the color we want (brown)... so for now...I'm simply dreaming....

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