Daisy Scout camping trip

This weekend was the Daisy Scout troop's camping trip! Resli and I went with 12 other girls and their parents. Here's a little summary of what we did on the just-over-a-day-that-seemed-like-a-lot-longer!

When we got there we set up our stuff and practiced sitting around the campfire, even though we hadn't built the fire yet. 

Then we had lunch, because we knew we'd need our energy for the adventures ahead of us. 

Resli's friend Katrina went too, and they were each other's 'buddies' for the trip. 

The next thing on the list was a panning trip where we looked for sharks' teeth and shells. Resli and Katrina had some moderate luck, 

but the best find was surely the squishy mud that Resli couldn't get enough of!

After that fun adventure we took a little break back at the campsite to get a group picture of all the girls and the two leaders. 

Then we took a break for some creative work. The girls made field journals to prepare for our upcoming nature walk.  

We saw lots of great things on our "hike," and Resli noted each of them in her journal with a drawing and a label. 

Under duress Resli agreed to pause for a quick Mami-Resli shot. 

Then came snack time! Resli bonded with Ms. Kristen, one of the leaders who is also her Sunday school teacher. (Read: she wouldn't leave the poor woman alone!) 

After regaining our strength, we rallied for a few games of "What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?" and "Red Rover." 

That was all great fun. Then the sun set. 

And it got COLD. Resli and I didn't prepare well enough, and she ended up wearing one of my long-sleeved T-shirts to add another layer. 

Ms. Kristen started a dance party to kill time until dinner and keep everyone warm. Here they are learning the Electric Slide. 

After dinner we sat by our wonderful bonfire. By this point Resli was cold enough to agree willingly to some cuddle time with Mami. 

Her favorite part, though, was the sharing time around the campfire. Guess what she sang for everyone? (Refer back to the post from Adam and Amy's wedding if you need a hint!)

Then, at long last, it was time to go to bed. (I thought that hour would never come!) Resli and Katrina got into their pjs and were super psyched to be sharing a tent. (Not so much that I was in there too, just that they were together.)

It was a pretty chilly night - I checked the temperature when we got up, about an hour after the sun had come up, and it was only 38 degrees!

We gathered for a quick closing ceremony with our friends,

and took a parting picture underneath the Girl Scout Law sign.

And then we headed home!

By the morning Resli was cold and tired and uncomfortable and kept whining about wanting to go home. But by later today she had already begun to alter her historical memory a bit and thinks it was just about the best 28 hours of her little life. I'm ok with that.