On Friday, May 6, Lily's Brownie Troop went camping together for the first time and I was so excited that I got to go with her! We left at 4:00 on Friday and headed to the Girl Scout Camp, Camp Tanasi, for a weekend of outdoor fun! Since this was their first camping experience, we stayed in one of the cabins on site. The girls got to do lots of crafts while they were there.
I had fun painting Lily's feet for her bandanna.
She kept giggling and giggling!
The girls had so much fun just being together playing outside.
When it got dark, it was time to build a campfire and have s'mores!
After eating lots and lots of s'mores we sang songs and took turns sharing our favorite things and our least favorite things. When we came in, everyone got ready for bed and I got to read a bedtime story! I chose, "Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping," and it was so cute!
The next morning after a huge breakfast of pancakes, eggs and sausage the girls worked on a Mother's Day craft
and then we all took a hike on the trail called Raccoon Run. The girls were excited! Lily brought her special pink hiking stick that her Daddy got her for her 7th Birthday.
We were blessed with beautiful weather and the views were amazing! Praise God, our almighty Creator!
The hike was over 2 miles long, but it was lots of fun and full of adventure!
The flowers were beautiful along the way.
With all the rain, there were some parts of the trail that were blocked by water so we had to go off trail a little bit.
Me and my sweet Lily!
We stopped halfway to enjoy a picnic lunch.
Here are Lily and Kaitlyn Strunk. They met when they were first born, but lost touch over the years. I'm so happy that the LORD brought them back together through the Brownie Troop.
Hiking up the hill to the barn was hard work, but we were happy to find the horse barn we had been looking for! Thank you, Jonathan for telling me to bring a map!
We were so happy to see this sign!
The girls (and Mommies!) had "Turtle Time" when we got back so we could rest up for the rest of our busy day.
Such sweet friends!
We are so proud of you, Lily!
The girls went out to gather 4 sticks to make a picture frame:
We split up into two groups and went on a short hike to see the large Tree House:
Under the tree house was a place to learn how to tie different knots.
Kendal and Lily have become such sweet friends through the Brownie Troop.
Troop 20355!!!
After the tree house, we took a hike to the Observation Tower. On the way we saw the platform tents just like I stayed in at Camp White Rock when I was a Girl Scout!
Another gorgeous view!
Lily enjoyed looking through binoculars.
Before supper, the girls all worked on friendship bracelets.
We ended the night with yummy ice cream sundaes!
We were sad that it was time to leave, but thankful for the wonderful time together!
Thank you, LORD for my precious daughter, Lily, and the special time you allow us to share together!
It was wonderful to get away from all of the busyness and to just take time to enjoy God's blessings and His amazing creation. Can't wait to go camping again!
Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, [Jesus] said to [the disciples], "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."
Mark 6:31
