But now that we've returned, I have to say, we had a great time (not that I'm not happy to be back at home with my flush toilet and comfortable bed.)
Anyway, a short recap...here is our little open-air cabin where we slept...
We bunked with Emma's best friend Emme and her mom, so that was nice. Here are the two girls shortly after we unpacked...
It seems like the majority of our time was spent building fires, preparing meals and cleaning up after meals. Here's Emma doing our dishes after dinner one night (doing dishes consisted of dumping everything in a mesh bag and dunking it in buckets of water.)
The first night there, we made a big fire and the girls roasted marshmallows for s'mores...yum!
The first night, I have to admit, I didn't get a whole lot of sleep. It was nice sleeping out in the open air, but the cot was pretty uncomfortable and I tossed and turned all night. The adults all got up at 6 am to make the girls a special "jungle breakfast" (apples, bananas and bagels, which we tied up in bandanas and put up in the trees for them to get.) Shockingly, I was not walking around like Quasimodo when I got up - my back somehow survived sleeping on a 1-inch matress.
We went on a long nature hike, did some badge work and then it was our team's turn on wood-gathering duty...
A few more pictures from the day...
I did sleep much better the second night - although probably not more than 5 hours. Then it was packing up this morning and time to head home. But time for one more picture of an extremely tired mommy (in desperate need of a hot shower!) and her little Brownie scout...
12 comments:
Sounds like you had a great time..
I would want a hot shower also..
Have a great week..
LOVE the photos..
While I am not an outdoorsy girl, I must say, I am envious of the adventure you and Emma shared. You girls made memories to last a lifetime. You caught SO many great images of your weekend and I LOVE the mommy/daughter pic...precious!
FUN!!!! I LOVE camping... at least until sleeping. Really need a decent bed. What a trooper you were to rough it. Oh, the things we do for our gals!
So nice to see a photo of mother and daughter in there. Looks like roughing it to me, but sure seemed like fun!
Looks like a tired, but fun weekend. It's great that you were able to go with Emma and experience the camping together...what a good mom! Emma is adorable as ever.
You are one tough cookie, mom. I think it is safe to say I have become a tad spoiled by indoor plumbing and controlled climates myself!
All the same, it does look like it was a great experience for you both.
HA! Can't wait to camp next year when Jade becomes a Brownie. We are wrapping up her second year as a Daisy in May.
I bet the girls had a blast!
Sounds like alot of fun and you guys had good weather too. It looks like Emma had a blast! What a nice memory you guys made for each other. :-)
Fun times -- love your photos! What a great Mom you are to go on that camping trip! The dunking of dishes takes me back to my Girl Scout days!
Hope you have a great week.
Janet
Looks like you had a blast. My 1st grader can't wait to go camping with her Brownies troop. We have a date, but unfortunately it's not until October.
You might just win a mom award for sleeping in that cabin on a cot. LOL! But it looks like great memories were made for you both. That's what matters most. :)
You are a greater woman than I. Anything that might involve a spider - count me out. Emma must have loved it . Good for you!
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