Day Camp and Stuffin' the pinata...

The end of an exhausting week is drawing to a close... I spent the last 3 days as a program specialist at Madison's Girl Scout Day Camp. I've come home absolutely exhausted and cranky each night, but it has been an absolute blast. I've spent the past few days helping 150 girls decorate aprons, making GORP (aka trail mix), making frog eye salad, mini apple pies, recipe books, and preparing our "no cooking bag lunches" for tomorrow's beach day. While I have had a lot of fun, I have also remembered why I didn't become a teacher. I have NO patience, and when I have 15 5-6 year old Daisy Girl Scouts ALL whining to me at the same time that they "CAAAAAN'T do it" (loop their plastic lanyard through their punched holes to make the recipe book), because it's "TOOOOOOOOOOOO HAAAAAAAARD", I had to REALLY struggle not to start whining right back at them. I think my kids would have been amazed to see how well I kept my cool, cause I know I woulda bit their heads off it were my own.

So the last day of day camp is tomorrow, and I'll get home around 5 PM... at 7 PM I have about (12) 8 year old girls coming over for a SLEEPOVER??? Am I NUTS or WHAT?

We went shopping tonight for the party gear, and came home with a High School Musical pinata - Madison and Cade had a BLAST stuffing it. Caden kept shrieking "Tannah Tannah", which is his word for Hannah Montana - he get's Madison's characters mixed up a bit.

As they were stuffing the pinata, Caden reminded himeself every 1.7 seconds to "No eatin' da candy".

I got a little nostalgic while watching them stuff the pinata... As a child, my mom always bought me a pinata for my birthday parties. I have many fond memories of stuffing the pinata the night before my party. That and sorting the beans for the chili she'd make the next day. She always threw a big party in our backyard in San Jose with dozens of aunts, uncles, and cousins. I remember feeling so special and loved. I hope that Madison will look back on these years with the same fondness.











Wish me luck for tomorrow!!! More pictures to come!