Cookie Booth

 We did our part today with a 3-hour shift at Black Wing.

Girl Scout Cookie Time

It's that time again! Kit's goal is to sell 800 boxes. Not to be outdone, Winnie's goal is 899.

Crafts & Caroling

Our troop had a great time kicking off the holiday season with Crafts & Caroling.

Girl Scouts S'mores and Sing-a-Long

A portion of our troop participated in the city-wide Girl Scouts S'mores and Sing-a-Long at Greenwood Lake Camp.

Bridging Ceremony

The girls "bridged" to their new levels in Girl Scouts. Winnie is an official Daisy, and Kit is now a Brownie. What a beautiful morning to spend at Gallant Woods Preserve! The girls loved the nature scavenger hunt.

Daisy Tea

Kit and I had a lovely time at her Daisy Tea. The middle picture is of Kit and her pal Addelyn. While we were enjoying our date, Winnie and Doc had one of their own. They went to the Dollar Tree and McDonalds and spent time building.

Final Cookie Booth

On Saturday, we sold cookies for the last time at Blackwing. The girls liked exploring the store with Rhiannon.

Cookie Booth

Today we sold cookies in front of the Delaware Walmart. In two hours, we sold about 60 boxes. We did better when we were allowed to sell inside, but we were happy to do as well as we did.

Girl Scout Cookie Time!

Kit loves to sell Girl Scout Cookies. She was eager to share the news on Facebook and watch for orders.

Crafting & Caroling

Both Kit and Winnie were able to participate in this year's Crafting and Caroling event for all Delaware City Girl Scouts. The Willis Intermediate School cafeteria was bursting at the seams with attendees. You've never quite heard "Let It Go" from Frozen until you have heard it in unison from about 200 girls!

Delaware's Holiday Parade

On Sunday, several Girl Scout Troops walked together in Delaware's Holiday Parade. The weather was bitter cold, but it was fun sharing candy and seeing Santa.

Sing-a-Long and S'mores

On Thursday, all of the Girl Scouts in Delaware City gathered at Greenwood Lake to sing and have s'mores. I was proud of our troop's confidence when they sang, especially given that they were the first group up to sing (they shared "Alice the Camel").

Miss Independent - Camp Wilson

For the first time ever, Kit stayed the night without parents or grandparents. She had a blast with the troop at Camp Wilson in Bellefontaine. She came home and told us all about how she rode Magic the pony, canoed, played goofy golf, and watched a beautiful sunset.

Camp Crooked Lane

On Sunday night, the troop spent the night at Camp Crooked Lane, which has a new sprayground. The overnighter included water fun, decorating t-shirts, playing board games, a late evening scavenger hunt/hike, and a movie.

Daisies Build Bears

As a reward for selling cookies, the Daisies got to create Girl Scout Bears at Build-a-Bear Workshop. Meet Ginger, Lilly, and Cookie Bears. This was Kit's first time actually going through the process of stuffing the animal, giving it a heart, bathing it, dressing it, naming it, and receiving a birth certificate. Meanwhile Winnie found an outfit for her little dog, Gumball.

Mother-Daughter Daisy Tea

I loved hanging out with Kit at the Daisy Tea Party. The girls learned about manners, played games, and made a couple of crafts. Kit's art to me reads, "Being a mom might mean that my hands are full, but so is my heart." Kit is pictured with pal Addelyn.

Snow & Cookie Booth

The snow almost kept us from doing our cookie booth at the Delaware Walmart today. We sold 115 boxes in 2 hours.

World Thinking Day

The Delaware troops got together for World Thinking Day. Kit learned about several countries, including Germany (shout-out to Zech). Her favorite country was Kenya because of the necklace she made at its table. Each girl wrote about a way to make the world a better place. Kit's pink note says, "to help people at all times."

Girl Scout Cookies

...and the cookie sales begin!

Girl Scouts: Crafts and Caroling

With a little help from Cadet Elves, the girls each made 3 ornaments and belted out Christmas songs.