Girl Scout Camp Champions 2017

Kate and I and her Troop 578 headed to Camp Champions this past weekend.  We had 9 Moms and 12 girls come from our troop.  It was so fun to have a bigger group this year and we finally had wonderful weather!!!!

Kate and I carpooled with 2 other Moms and their girls and went as a group with 4 other Moms.  We stopped at Blue bonnet Cafe for dinner before checking into camp.

Once we got settled into camp, we headed out to decorate our table!

Now that the girls are Brownies, they got to try out archery and kayaking!  First we had games, then rockclimbing and then kayaking.

As Robin, their troop leader says, they do really all love each other

hugging their troop leader!

Here they are playing games.  The girls loved the guy doing games and even asked him to sit with them at dinner!!

they taught him this game

Then rockclimbing.

Kayaking.  It was super windy, so the girls kept getting pushed into the shore.  Kate was so determined to do it--she said--I will not give up!!  I was so proud of her!!  She loved it!

Then we had lunch and headed to archery.

We got free hats at lunch and girls loved them!!

 Then we went on our nature walk.  There is this old house that we have taken pictures of the girls in front of every year.

now

2015

2016

And here are our Brownies in the same place.  The tradition continues . . . 

Then we went fishing, unfortunately no one caught a fish and then to the pool.  All the girls were so excited to go swimming!!

After pool, reptiles.  The girls got to hold a snake!!!

Then dinner, group photo, SWAPS and then skits!

And the survivors of Camp Champions 2017 (with the free hats on)

It was a wonderful weekend!!  I already can't wait to go back!!

BPE carnival 2017

The kids school has this amazing carnival and with Mike gone, I decided to be brave and take all 3 kiddos on my own.  It was a beautiful night and we all had an amazing time!

kids loved the petting zoo

Alex did the rock wall 2 times!

eating dinner

snowcones for dessert

Will in the fire truck

Alex at the top!

Alex's kindergarten field trip and new park

I was able to attend Alex's field trip to the Austin Children's museum.  Weather was awful, so they won't able to go to the park to eat lunch, and ended up in an old airplane hanger.  Then we headed to the museum.  Alex had a blast and I got to meet some of his friends that he is always talking about!

Took the kiddos to a new park in Round Rock

one of the kids on their zip line swing

 snack time

Will's first visit with Easter Bunny and Egg hunt 2017

Our neighborhood had an Easter event Saturday night.  Kids got to see the Easter bunny, eat cookies and get ballon animals made for them.  AND Will had his first Easter Egg hunt.  Super cute.

Sweet Berry Farms 2017

We finally made it back to Sweet Berry Farms this year!  Kids were excited and it was Will's first time here.  At first he wasn't sure what to do, but once he warmed up, he picked a few.  He didn't pick them and eat them like Kate at his age, but he had fun!  We picked, then the kids bounced (which Will didn't care for), rode the train (which Will LOVED) and pet the goats and horses.  Right when we were done, it started to drizzle, so we finished our stay with Strawberry Ice Cream, Strawberry Popsicles and supper yummy Strawberry Lemonade.

Throwback to 2010, our first visit to the farm:

Alex's first trip in 2012

2014 with cousin Aberlee