10/31 - We had another fun Halloween. Greg wasn't feeling great so he stayed home. We went to the Cracknells for some dinner and drinks. We got some pictures and then headed out. The older boys decided they didn't want to trick or treat with the girls. So most of the moms and I went with the girls and a few parents with the boys. The girls had fun running around and getting candy. We saw the boys a few times. Landon was running with candy in his hand. I told him to stop eating til we got home. We ended up at Kasey's kindergarten's teachers house which is always fun. We were all a bit tired but had a fun night.
The boys went back to the Cracknells and sorted and traded some candy. They said they had a good time too. Landon was really excited that one of our close neighbors gave him a full size candy bar
10/25 - Landon had a make up baseball game. Yankees won. Landon got an RBI and walked. Go Yankees
10/23 - We slept in some. Kids slept til almost 8,and didn't come down til 8. We slept in some more and then went to bonnie ruth as a family. Yummy, but made me want a nap. We walked the dog but mainly chilled out. Landon had a last minute mini basketball practice. We went to Mi Cocina for dinner since we didn't get to go end of the week.
10/22 - Kasey and I had all day girl scout camping training. We had to leave about 7:30 to get there in time. We spent the morning and part of the afternoon taking sessions to learn about girl scout camping. We started with cooking - we learned how to teach knife safety -passing and cutting with knives. We learned how to make a box oven and made some cookies in one. Then we moved to cleaning - learning how to clean dishes, use dip bags and then we learned how to to clover and square knot.
Next we moved to fire area - worked on building and putting out wood fires and using burner stove. After that was lunch. We had a picnic together on a blanket under a tree. After lunch we started with learning what kind of things we should take on campouts including what girls should bring and own and what the troop should bring. Next we learned about buddies, how to walk with the girl to keep them safe, fire covers if needed. Last we set up a tent and tore it down. At each station ladies gave us suggestions and tips and tricks which were great.
Last thing we did was cook with a group of us. We had 3 girls and 6 adults. The girls cut up lettucs, tomato, avacado, and onions. We made beef and cheese sauce to go on top of nachos. Everyone enjoyed them. We made smores with ice cream cones, chocolate chips and marshmallows. All good.
The girls did great, cutting, mixing, stiring, stuffing cones etc. Kasey told me later I didn't do anything - making sure she's doing thing safely is nothing :)
10/21 - We had Norton Fall Festival at the school. We ate some burgers, some homemade desserts and then as soon as we barely had finished Landon was off the play. Greg and I went to check out Landon's pinball machine that he made. Then we headed outside to say hi to other parents and look around for kids. They had tons of games, bounce houses, human fooseball. The kids were running around having fun. Good times
10/16 - We didn't get up til after 7 today. I got up and got ready. Had the girls packing, starting to clean up. We headed up to breakfast - unfortunately Kasey lost it and had a breakdown (from being tired)
Before breakfast we looked outside our cabins and there was a deer that was walking around. We all stood outside watching it. It came pretty close to the girls cabin and one of our leaders.
After some breakfast tacos and thanking the cooks for the weekend, we headed back to our cabin. We got packed up and girls had to sweep everything up in their cabins then get everything to the cars. We got wrapped up and waited for them to check us out. Once we were checked out we took off pretty fast heading home.
In my car the kids played card game and wrote stories to each other. We were all a bit tired, but had a really good time. I think the girls got to know each other better and we only had a few melt downs. Overall a success
10/15 - I got up a little before 6:30 to get ready before the kids needed to get up. Most of them were up already. We all got ready and headed to breakfast. We found our way, went to flag up. The 10 girls sat together at a table - the adults ended up standing. We had eggs, bacon and biscuits.
After breakfast we headed to the equestrian center. The girls earned a horse badge and then we got to ride horses on a trail for a while. For the horse badge they taught them about body parts (general ones), how to care for horses, what they eat, what they need to survive. Then we got to help groom a few horses using different brushes. Then we got boots on and helmets and were ready for our trail ride. It was very peaceful and nice. Some of the girls this was their first time on a horse which was fun. The girls seemed to enjoy it. With all the walking we had walked over 10k steps before lunch
After that was lunch - yummy nachos/taco salad. The girls enjoyed it. Keep in mind that after every meal the girls had to clear their tables of plates, silverware and cups. Our afternoon activities got pushed a bit, but we started a big Bog tour after lunch.
Our guide helped look for some bugs for the girls, we helped clear out the path, and we were all looking around a bit. It was warm but the girls did well.
After our hike we actually got some turtle time (rest time). The girls got to hang out on their own in our camp area.
Next we went to earn our bug badge. One of the older girls did a good job teaching girls about bugs. They made little lightning bug bottles with glow in the dark playdoh and sticks. They also made posters of an ant to earn main body parts. We ended this a little early so we went back to our cabins before dinner
Then we practiced our skit a few times. Kasey had come up with the idea for the skit and the girls did great performing it and making it their own.
We walked to dinner for some spaghetti, meatballs and green beans. After dinner our troop had cleanup duty with one of the older troops. Girls had to wash off tables and benches and sweep the whole floor. They all helped out and got it done. Next we walked to campfire. They sang some songs at the beginning. then all the troops did their skits. Our girls did great, they were loud and really cute. So proud of them. Their skit pretended they were at chick-fil-a ordering food (as various animals). Then they figured out they didn't have money. Super Girl scout came in to save the day. Then they got their food and took off to celebrate.
We decided to not do the night activities because it was already 9pm. We took the girls back. Cabin 5 did their version of Annie its a Hard Knock Life. Then it was bedtime. At least they got to bed earlier.
10/14 - We were taking 10 Brownies (Girl Scouts) on our first camp out at Camp Betty Perot. We left not long after school was out. 3 cars, 3 moms and 10 2nd graders. The girls did well in the car. We drove to Athens, TX and had dinner at Mooyah. The girls had fun and were excited.
We headed on to camp and went to our camp area. It was starting to get dark. We got all the girls stuff into the cabins and got their beds ready. At girl scout camp the girls sleep separate from the adults. So we had a Leaders cabin with 7 of us and there were 4 girl cabins. With our 10 we had 4 girls in one cabin and 6 in the other. They set up by their camp buddies. There was a separate cabin with bathrooms, showers, sinks etc.
We got the girls in bed around 9:35-9:45pm - a bit late, but then they didn't go to sleep. They were up many times going to the restroom - little girls running across with their flashlights. Finally they went to sleep - way late. Then we got to go to sleep.
10/13-14 - We had parent teacher conferences for both kiddos Overall pretty good. Both had at least to me interesting areas of improvement. Kasey to stop talking like a baby - we've been bugging her on that for a while. And Landon to participate more. He usually does, but kind of seems in a funk a bit this year. Might just be his age.
10/10 - I took the day off since kids had off. We didn't do a lot. Landon was still camping with cub scouts. Kasey and I went to the nail salon - we haven't been in a long time. Landon got home and we went to lunch and did some halloween shopping. Landon still can't figure out what he wants to be for halloween
10/9 - We got up, headed to breakfast place that had over an hour wait time 3 minutes after they opened. apparently people get there an hour early to get their name on the list. We went somewhere else and had a good breakfast. Then we headed back to pack up. Went to do some aggie shopping and then drove home to get Patch and chill out.
10/8 - We got up and got ready then decided we were going to Northgate before the game. We ended up in Duddley's. After a bit we went to get Freebirds for lunch. After yummy lunch, some beer and watching Texas vs Oklahoma. Then we went over to our parking spot and tried to find my cousin Lauren. We found her on the way to the game and got to catch up
A&M played a crazy game. It should have been 42 to 35 A&M, but at 1 yardline guy got ball stripped and turned the ball over. Anyway, the game went into 2 overtimes. A&M won with interception and the crowd erupted. It was awesome but shouldn't have been that hard.
After the game we headed to Northgate and had a dinner at a cool brewery down there. The girls played some bean bag toss and Kasey got really excited that she got a few in.
10/7 - Greg left early to go get camp sites for Landon's pack campout. I got the kids to school in the rain (early) and then a co-worker picked me up to take me to work. With the rain it took us an hour to get there.
Anyway, Greg got Landon off to camping with the Pack. Then he came to pick me up at work about 4:30 with Kasey so that we could drive to College Station. We had dinner reservations and got there just a few minutes late. We had a good dinner. We took the girls back to the house we rented to get them to bed. Some of the boys went out for a few drinks.
10/2 - We had lunch with Grammy, Gramps, our cousin Erica and her friend. Mexigo is always yummy. Then we came back to the house for a bit. The kids played a little piano and we hung out and talked.
Then Erica went with us to girl scout meeting. She did an awesome job teaching the girls about about first aid. She's a paramedic and helped them understand their first aid kits, understanding 911 and how to take care of minor scrapes.
10/1 - We got up not to early. Kasey and I took Patch for a long walk while the boys went to watch friends play soccer
We were all in town this weekend. Landon got to play baseball which was fun - feels like forever. Landon had a good game. He played 2nd base. He got a double play catching a ball then running to 2nd to get the 3rd out of the inning. He got two hits and scored the tying run so that we got to play another inning. Yankees were home so we were able to pull it out in the end to win.
After the game we went to Elkes' - feels like we forever as well. Grammy, Gramps and Grandma came with us as well. After that we did a little Bday shopping.
That night Landon had a friend birthday party. Kasey and I went as well for dinner and to hang out outside. Then Kasey, Chloe and I came home for slumber party while Landon and the boys went to have their own sleepover. I think everyone had fun
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