Jan-March: Winaka camping, 100 days of school, Ear piercing, Border fence, GS cookies, new Buggy, Wine Tasting

Girl Scout Spring Encampment at Camp Winaka was early this year, in mid-January... more like Winter encampment.  We dressed in layers for the cold, but missed the snow.  Piper and Addisyn slept in cabins with sleeping bags on mats, and saw deer outside the window in the morning.  They braved the ropes course and earned their archery badge.  Marissa got to come with her Daisy troop for one day.  They all did crafts and adventured the trails. 

Desert season -- We got the MH back in January, and fixed a hydraulic line in March.  While the girls were camping, Chris got a boys weekend at Glamis in January.  Then while Piper and Karen were away for a swim meet, Chris, Addisyn and Piper went to Buttercup for Valentines weekend.  Chris sent me pictures to show me what a good time they were having.  The girls stuck their arms through the fence and said they were in Mexico.

New Buggy!  The kids are outgrowing our 4-seater buggy with kid-size seats in the back, so we looked for a 5-seater that can fit full size people in the back seat.  We found one with a full bench seat in back and it's still crowded with 3 back there, but a better fit overall for the family.  This buggy is a tad longer, has A-arms, and has a tail with storage.  Time to sell the old one.

Marissa before the 100th day of school 2/11

Piper got her ears pierced.  She waited till after her swim competition because she's not allowed to remove them for 2 weeks.  She wasn't too nervous.  

Girl Scout Cookies went well again this year, in the nick of time before Covid shut everything down.  The girls all set goals and stretch goals.  Addisyn was not so into it this year, with her troop opting out of the small prizes and bummed that their troop trip didn't happen yet.  She hit her goal and then gave up to the point that she dragged her feet at booths and once had to be sent home.  Piper rocked it, even in the rain.  She wanted certain prizes, and I told her I'd support the extra work if we got the benefit of earning free summer camp, which she did.  Marissa did extra booths even though she got worn out from them because she told me she wanted the umbrella prize which was her mid-season stretch goal.

WCG awards Las Vegas February 2/29

Wine Tasting with Chris' office March 14--our last outing