Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Girl Scout Camping at Cooper Lake State Park

We had our very first Girl Scout Camp Out. Alison was very excited to be camping with so many girls. Usually she is one of the few girls with Cub Scout Camp Outs. Even with our family and friend camping trips, the boys outnumber the girls by far.

We were tent camping in the screened shelter area which was very nice. Since Patrick and Craig had to leave Saturday for a pack meeting and cake bake, I decided to make good use of one of the shelters. I set up our sleeping bags and mattresses inside straight on the concrete slab.

The park had a program about bird watching for the kids. Both kids have now requested real binoculars instead of kid ones and Patrick has asked for birding books from the library.

I am super excited that we found a group of girls for Alison that don't mind playing with bugs and getting dirty.

Found this sign on the farm to market road. We were almost at the park.


I drove around the sign to take a peak. Yes it really was closed.


The screened shelter that we "camped" in.

The view from our shelter, and still our site, that tent way downhill was another of our girl scouts.






Playing Bocce.

Washers with Daddy.


Patrick being a goofball.






Silly girls posing for pictures.



Waiting for the bird watching lesson from the park ranger.

Patrick was pretending like he was not part of the group of girls.

Showing a woodpeckers hole.





Cooper Lake State Park has awesome fishing piers.


Lining up to watch a snake cross over our site.


Arts and Crafts!




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