Camp Fire

Holly has started her second year of Camp Fire and is loving it! This year have started a first grade troop with some members from last years club and a few new members. It has started out so nicely and she is having a great time! Here are a couple of photos from yesterday's meeting where the kids are finishing up their first badge 'all about me'. They were painting a time capsule to store away until the end of the year and they started a hand stitched project of their hand prints at age six. Such a fun day!

Campfire Camporee

The end of Campfire for this season was enjoyed by a fun day called a Camporee! The camporee was held at a Boyscout Camp just south of Olympia, a very pretty area and camp. Our family could have camped for the whole weekend, however this was our first time so we opted for the one day event on Saturday... however, next year it might be a lot of fun to do the entire weekend.

We arrived at 9:00 am and the kids were playing out in the big field, several different field games... this actually happened a lot throughout the day. Holly loved them all! Then the camp kids gathered and broke off into various groups to work on a patch for the day called Wise Old Willy. Throughout their patch work they learned about different earth friendly subjects like recycling, conserving, animals, earth, trees, etc.. Most of them were pretty fun, all very educational. The kids got to enjoy a hike through the woods out to a lake and gather around a little fire for one subject, all camp activities.

We also enjoy camp food for lunch and dinner in the mess hall. After an official Campfire end of year ceremony called 'council' we finished the great day over a lot of smores and marshmallows. Our family headed out just before 10:00 pm - it was a wonderful day and a great way to end our year with Campfire!

Santa Parade

Holly joined Campfire this year, a fun weekly activity she enjoys with a really good friend. During this holiday season their group was in the local Santa Parade our town hosts. She was very excited to be in a parade, as in talked about it daily that entire week!

The younger kiddos were on a trailer that was hay bails with 'camp fires' they were roasting marshmallows over. She enjoyed waiving to the crowd and a friend or two she spotted a long the way. A fun memory for her and us! After she was done we headed back to our spot along the parade route and finished watching the parade, then took in out town's tree lighting and played on the playground. On the way home we grabbed some Chinese food, a favorite for Holly... and then enjoyed a holiday movie that night at home. It was a really nice night!!!