Nature Girl

Well, Gumbo and I went on the Brownie weekend sleepover. We can't call it a campout, due to the fact that no tents were used. We stayed in the home of one of the "Brownie" families. I think Gumbo learned a lot over the weekend. Her leader questioned me about exactly how much time she actually spent in "nature" after she screamed when she saw a bug and when she was caught sitting on a large rock by the stream, emptying her crocs, because she got dirt in them! I quickly let her know that this was probably the first time Gumbo had actually spent the weekend in the woods at a house on the lake. Gumbo learned all about bug spray, watching for little animals, water bugs and skipping rocks on the lake. Gumbo is at a new school this year, so we really enjoyed spending time getting to know her new friends and some of their moms. Lack of sleep aside, I had a great time with my litte "nature lover" and enjoyed seeing her experience some of the things I had as a child. Cardinal game aside, I enjoyed the quality time I had with her. Priceless!