Trefoil Girls!: November 2010

Yesterday could not have been a more perfect day for our girls to experience a little Brownie Magic! It was a beautiful crisp fall day at Camp Whispering Pines in Garrison, Texas. We met at the corner of the NPL and Java Jacks bright and early and headed out to camp. All in all, 11 of our 16 Brownies got to have a very magical first outing at camp!

( a little side note...these pics were taken with hubby's camera--bleh!)

Here we are. We have arrived!

We had a few minutes for SWAPS while I got the troop checked in at the Lodge.

And then it was time for our Opening Ceremony.

a skit was performed by a group of Juniors for us based on the Brownie tale.

....I looked in the mirror and saw...MYSELF!

Our first break out session was with the Green Starlettes.

And Ms. Sonja loved the old books in the cabin--this Little Women was published in the early 40's! No worries, I was a good role model and left it where I found it. ;)

We then went back to the lodge for a little science magic. We learned about the 3 states of water: liquid, solid, and gas. We watched some experiements, checked it out ourselves and even had a few extra minutes to SWAP again.

after science it was time for lunch---yippee! Tummies had started growling during Green Starlettes...and that was just the mamas! We were all ready to EAT! We took up the biggest table in the place. :)

another quick group shot...

Cool nature bracelets were made from recycled water bottles, duck tape, and our cool nature hike treasures.

after lunch we had just enough time for a potty break (the girls were NOT impressed with the camp "flushies") and pictures.

Luckily, after lunch it was time for our Nature Hike. We had quite a work out, especially since the powers that be forgot to mention that our information had the wrong location printed on it. We had a pre-hike before our hike!