My Big Girl

This year my kids are taking karate together and my son gets to take robotics class from his father.  So in an attempt to keep things a little bit equal we decided our daughter could sign up for something on her own.  She decided to join a Girl Scout troop.  She already knew the leader and one of the girls pretty well, so that made it a little easier (for those that don't know, she's shy).  But there were some other things that drew her to the idea as well.

There's the uniform.

Doesn't she look proud?

The fun activities.

We got to make potato stamps = fun and easy

Making new friends.

Story / coloring time = only time they are quiet  ;-)

And earlier this week, my daughter had her first Girl Scout ceremony where she received her first badge.

1st badge earned = so excited she didn't stay still long enough for me to get a good picture.

It's a bit surreal, because it brings me back to my time in Girl Scouts.  And can I just say, remembering the pledge and songs... just like riding a bike  :-)
 
Oh, and consider this your notice.... my daughter will be taking cookie orders in January.  If you'd like some, she'd be happy to help you out.

Branching Out

This evening, my daughter tried a new group activity.  Anyone who knows my daughter, knows she's very shy (at least for a while), so I was curious to know how she would do.

So what was this new thing?  Girl Scouts (Brownies specifically).  She had a great time.  And can I say, it brought back memories for me as they spent some time learning the girl scout pledge and one of the songs.

Did she open up completely?  No.  But I think her troop is going to do just that, given a little more time.  And we are both looking forward to the next meeting.

Painting with different media (her favorite was bubble wrap).