Ready to Go! Friday

The girls met at The Pizza Ranch for a pre-camp lunch. After a bit of shuffling and some last minute shopping, we were ready to go.

                                                  Sarah, Kjirstin, Madelyn, Sophia, Lexi

After a little over an hour drive, we finally arrived! The girls were given a sheet of activities that they could choose from. Their first job was to rank them in order of preference. The girls were more than willing to compromise and, in the end, they wound up getting to do all of their favorite activities. 

After choosing activities, it was time to get our shirts!

Once we were all checked in, the camp counselors had the girls play a big group game. It took a few minutes to get the hang of it but it was a great way to break the ice and meet some of the other campers and parents.  

                                                                 Sarah and Kjirstin

                                                                   Heather and Lexi

Sophia and Kjirstin

After the game, we were shown to our cabin by our fearless leader "Einstein." All of the counselors had nicknames so you may have heard your daughter talking about Guido, Bumble, Hippo, Zim and others. We had a little hike to our camp site but there girls held up!

Our "home" for the weekend consisted of a camp site with eight cabins, a camp fire, and (yes!) indoor plumbing. The girls were surprisingly ok with our accommodations.  

Our camp, "Outpost"

Top Left: Madelyn, Lexi, Sophia

Bottom Left: Kjirstin, Sarah, Sydnee

Left: Kjirstin, Lexi, Madelyn

After getting settled in, we headed over to the main part of the camp where a whole shed full of activities was waiting for us. 

Apparently we have the reigning hula-hoop queen in Sophia! 

Madelyn and Sydnee making a sand castle.

After playing, it was off to dinner. The girls had several choices at meal times and were often asked to be "hoppers" or scouts that ran food and dishes back and forth to the kitchen staff. None of them complained and they were all great helpers. After dinner, we were on "Sparkle Duty" which meant we had to sweep out the dining hall. 

The night ended with a camp wide show. The counselors put on skits, taught the girls songs, and had them energized for the weekend. If you hear your girls singing about mashing bananas, squeezing oranges, rocking mullets, or yelling out an occasional, "Come on Bessie give, the baby's got to live!"  you can thank the counselors. :) 

After all of the activities, most of the girls were ready to call it a night! Zim and Hippo gave the girls an hour before they had to be in bed. They wound up having a "dance party" in one of their rooms. When Heather went over to tell them it was time for bed, she found 13 girls (7 from the other troop at our camp site) joining in on the fun.