Today was the last day of Camp Hollywood for Girl Scouts in
Messenger Woods. Yesterday, our camp was
cancelled due to the weather and we made up for our rain date today! Today was FUN DAY and we did not have to cook
over a fire. Instead, we had dinner
catered in which included beef sandwiches, macaroni and cheese and lots of
watermelon! During the day, we had lots
of activities that included making SANDY CANDY (yes, there is actually a candy
called Sandy Candy! HOW FUN!), crafts, Olympic
games, Hollywood photos, a dance off between the girls, more SWAPS and saying
our good-byes.
Giselle was excited for camp every day and woke up, got
herself dressed, prepared her backpack and was ready to head out the door. I can’t wait to see if she is this excited
for kindergarten. Isabella really
enjoyed making new friends, the water fights, the hikes and SWAPS. Giselle and Isabella are sure going to miss
their friends that they made at camp this week. For me, I am going to miss all
of the girls…each and every one of them….Kennedy, Molly, Audrey, Kaitlyn,
Riley, Chloe, Sarah, Victoria, Eden, Peyton, Gia, Oreo, Giggles, Sparkles,
Alexis, Kim, Emma, Lindsay, Kailey, Mireyna and Vanessa!
Volunteering this week for all of these girls (including my
little ones) proved to be challenging, yet rewarding and I am ending this hot
summer week with my heart filled with love and joy. It was our first year attending/volunteering
Girl Scout camp and I am really glad I got to see the “inside” of how camp
works and all the hands that go into making camp run successful!
I gave endless piggy back rides to all the girls, wiped away
tears, laughed until I cried, squashed fear within the girls at times,
encouraged them and so much more. I am
thankful that I was allowed this opportunity to share an amazing week with so
many beautiful little girls, inside and out.
If I was still working full-time, I would have never been able to
experience this adventure. And it was an
adventure, every step of the way. I will forever cherish the memories that were
created with all of the girls this week. Until the next adventure…..You forever keep me on my toes Isabella and Giselle! LOVE YOU BOTH! XOXOXOXOX
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