Girl Scout Trip to Fossil Rim, Texas

Truthfully, I was sort of dreading this trip with the Girl Scouts to Fossil Rim Wildlife Preserve. May has been a really busy month and the thought of sleeping in a room with a bunch of other people just was not that exciting. But it turned out to be a really fun trip. Alivia has really bonded with a few of the girls in the troop (Annika, Elizabeth and Katherine) and I really like all the moms. That is such a treat to find a group of women that you enjoy hanging out with. Our troop has been together for 3 years now and I feel like we are finally starting to know one another a bit more. 

Cabins - the girls slept in one cabin and the moms in another. They had A/C!

The next morning we had our Safari tour- leaving at 9 am

Feeding the giraffes was my absolute favorite part

The food was a mixture of oats and molasses - yummmmm

Black Rhino

All the girls at the Fossil Rim Cafe where we had lunch after our tour

All the moms - Karen, me, Sheila, Lisa, Sarah, Debbie and Carla at the petting zoo area of the site

All the moms now including Kate (far left)

Another view of the cabins - simple but fine. The bathrooms were located down the path

Simple meals - no fire, just sandwiches and chips for dinner. Bathrooms in the background.

The whole troop!

Sophia, Madeline, Annika, Maite, Katherine, Alivia, Elizabeth, Sophie, and Avery

Me and my girl!

Feeding giraffes - my favorite!

We each got a cup of food to feed the animals with

Lots of deer/elk/antelope species on the property

Zebras!

Cousin to the Elk family - beautiful antlers - still in velvet

Overlook to the property - it really does look like Africa. I can see why animals thrive in Texas

John turns SIX!

This was possibly my favorite birthday party so far for one of the boys. It was just such a great group, great weather (despite forecasts for rain all day!), and just simple fun outside at Bertram. We gathered at our house at 10 am, and came home around 5 pm. We fished, ate hot dogs, and shot the BB gun. What more could a little boy want? Happy Birthday dear Johnny Cakes. I love you so.

The whole gang! Minus Mimi and Grandpa

We caught lots of perch with worms.

Paige Mangum caught her first fish with us!

Tyler Mangum caught his first fish with us!

Bailey caught a fish and roasted it on the fire - no joke. And it actually was pretty tasty!

Paige Mangum and Alivia

Bailey with her self-caught lunch. Yummy!

Overcast but not rainy - perfect!

New friend that moved to the neighborhood - Jack Ingle. He goes to ACS.

Lining up to shoot the BB gun

Boys in Carrizo

While the girls were in NYC, Daddy took the boys to Carrizo! They had a blast. More pics to come! Grandpa was going to go but was scared off by the heavy rains. Although once the rains cleared on Friday, they had gorgeous, cool weather on Saturday and Sunday.

Always love to see the attire