Girl Scout Council Swim Party! 

Seven of our troops attended tonight's swim party at the UI Campus Rec and Wellness Center. They joined 125 other area girl scouts and their leaders for a night of swim safety, fun, and service to the Shelter House. 

These are truly a great group of girls! They came up against a situation with a few girls from another troop over the ownership of a pool dive ring. They and handled it with kindness, persistence, fairness, and confidence. They could have understandably gotten frustrated and angry, but they didn't. They asked for help when they needed it and, most impressively, as a group they supported and helped one another. 

So on to the pictures! They are fuzzy and awful because a combination of a steamy room and a phone camera doesn't lend itself to good photos. (Incredibly fast moving targets don't help either!) :) 

Getting ready! 

Top Left: Madelyn, Lily M, Sophia, Lily S

Bottom Left: Sydnee, Sarah, Kjirstin

The lifeguards gave a short talk about pool safety. This was followed by a talk from the member of the Shelter House. She explained how homelessness affects families and children and why their work is so important.

Sophia

Imagine 125 girls attacking the pool all at once! They all ran to the swirly pool in the middle.

Lily S

Lily M

Lily M and Kjirstin

"Sydnee, show me a silly face!" This is what we got. :) 

Sophia conquering the climbing wall.

Sarah (who always moved too fast in the water to get a good photo!)

Madelyn trying to make it past the ledge. 

Team climbing!

Kjirstin 

Sophia and Sarah

Pool basketball at its best!

Madelyn

A bit of silliness and some rabbit ears.

Sydnee

I'm not sure who decided to use the color yellow for a water structure that looks like a toilet bowl. :) They had an awful lot of fun in it though.

Thanks to all of the parents, friends, and grandparents who brought the kids by tonight.