Girl Scouts Campout

On October 22nd, Addy & I attended our Girl Scout troop's fall campout at
Camp Misty Meadows in Conroe.

Misty Meadows is the camp where the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto house their horse program. And that's exactly the reason we chose to go there, so the girls could ride horses!

The rest of our troop arrived on Friday & stayed the night but Addy & I drove up Saturday morning. We arrived a little later than I was hoping for, so as soon as we got there, we ran straight to the horse stables.

Addy's horse was a beautiful golden blonde color
who was appropriately named Goldie!

The SPURS (who are older Girl Scouts who spend their weekends at Misty Meadows working with the horses) helped our girls mount the horses.

And then led them around the arena a few times

before taking them out on a short trail ride through the pasture & the woods.

After we were done at the stables, we headed to our cabin for lunch. The girls were in groups called 'patrols' & each patrol had a different job to do. Addy's patrol was on clean up duty & so she had some free time while another patrol was cooking. 

So during that time, she worked on her Outdoor Art badge.

After lunch, it was time for a camp favorite, the campfire!

Addy helped rake the area, find kindling & set up the fire ring.

The girls roasted marshmallows

and made smores. 

Which were delicious!

After the campfire, we had more free time. Some girls were crafting, some were playing gaga ball & some were just hanging out. But since Addy had missed the hike with her patrol earlier that morning, I decided that the two of us would go on a little hike around camp & explore.

Here are some of the things we saw along the way...

A white rectangle painted on a tree 

(which I'm sure has a meaning, I just don't know what it is!)

This cute little house.

And this awesome spider web!

Not long after our hike, we ate dinner 

& then it was time for a Girl Scout Halloween party!

The first thing we did at the party was the hayride.

We got to see several deer come out of the woods

and the sun set over the barn. We went at just the right time!

Some of the other fun things the girls did were...

the photo booth

bowling

Addy couldn't see well out of the eyes of her costume, 

so when it was her turn she pulled her costume up!

the ring toss 

(where Addy won a 2 liter of sprite)

and pumpkin decorating.

We got back to the cabin around 8pm. That's the time that Addy normally starts to get tired anyway but after the long day we'd had, she was beat! 

So bedtime it was.

The next morning, Addy was done. She was not interested in doing anything & luckily we didn't have anything planned for the day 

besides breakfast, pack up & go home.

Addy's patrol was in charge of cooking breakfast. She helped make the pancakes & even ate a few.

After breakfast, we packed, loaded our cars, cleaned the cabin & took one more group picture before heading home!

Addy & I both LOVE going to our Girl Scout campouts. For the day that is... This was our first time to stay the night & it will more than likely be our only time to stay the night. Day camping is more our style! 

(But at least we gave it a shot, right!)

GS Troop 3124 Camp Day

On April 25th, our Girl Scout troop spent the day at Camp Windemere in Alvin.

We left Sienna around noon & got to camp around 1:00 pm. Upon arriving, the girls helped unload all the supplies & set everything up.

And then after all that hard work, it was definitely time for a snack!

After snack time, we went on a hike in search of wood for our campfire.

And not only did the girls find lots of wood on our hike, but they also found lots of mud puddles!

Thank goodness for rainboots!

We hiked all the way to the teepees

& then turned around & headed back to our campsite.

The next thing that we did was go over a few fire safety rules & have the girls practice striking a match

and blowing it out.

Once all the girls had had a turn lighting a match, they were ready to light the campfire!

We partnered them up & each pair was given a torch.

The torches were lit

and then the girls lowered the torches into the fire ring to start the fire.

This way each & every girl got to participate in the lighting of our very first troop campfire!

Our next activity was to start to prepare for dinner. To do this, the girls broke up into their camp patrols to tackle their dinner duties.

One patrol was in charge of cooking dinner.

One patrol was in charge of washing dishes.

And Addy was part of the hospitality patrol which was in charge of setting the tables, pouring drinks,

and making centerpieces.

I was super impressed with what they came up with for the centerpieces! 

Flowers & greenery with toilet paper vases!

When dinner was ready, we gathered around the table & said grace. The hospitality patrol was in charge of picking a grace & they chose to have everyone at the table say what they are thankful for.

And then it was time for dinner!

Which was spaghetti with ground beef & marinara sauce, bow tie pasta with butter & Caesar salad.

As you can see, dinner was a big hit!

And it really was surprisingly delicious! 

(And I say surprisingly because 1. I am not a camper & am not used to food that is cooked on a propane stove. And 2. because it was cooked by 7 & 8 year olds & according to Alex, no one under the age of 18 knows how to cook. Lol)

After dinner, we roasted marshmallows

and ate smores!

The girls learned lots of new camping skills, but of course the day wasn't all work & no play. 

There was lots of time for fun activites...

Such as stomping in the mud,

catching bugs,

flying kites

and making SWAPS!

I was pretty worried about how this day was going to turn out because it was pouring rain just an hour before we were scheduled to leave for camp. But the rain stopped & the girls embraced the mud! And it turned out to be a really awesome experience! 

And a big thank you to my fantastic troop co-leader who planned the whole thing! This day would have never happened without her ;)