The Cookies Are Here!

I'd say it was another successful cookie season for these two! xo 

Night And Day

These might be my most favorite Derby cars yet (which I'm pretty sure I say every year)! xo

Pinewood Derby Plans

  

Plans have been drawn, let the building begin! xo 

In Which Grace Bridges To Cadettes

Yesterday the girls gathered with their troop for the bridging ceremony. The Juniors conducted the flag ceremony. 

And then it was time for Grace to leave the Juniors and bridge to Cadettes! 

 For one brief moment there were three Cadettes in the troop! 

 And then it was time for the oldest girls to bridge from Cadettes to Seniors! 

 Emma quickly ran over to deliver the vests to Grace. 

 And then Grace helped each girl put her vest back on! 

 We can't believe she is now a Cadette! It seems like just yesterday she was just starting out in Daisies!  

 The oldest girls in the troop. 

 The Cadette and the Seniors with their amazing leaders! 

 The bridge was decorated with pictures of the girls in their past levels. 

 The Juniors, Cadettes and Seniors of Troop 76205! xo

One Final Badge (For Grace)

Before Grace bridges to Cadettes (a week from tomorrow) she wanted to finish up earning her flower badge. She had done many parts of it during her botany block but for reasons that escape us now didn't finish it, so she wanted to make sure she did before she couldn't. We looked over the badge requirements this morning to see what she had left to do. One part required her to press flowers and make a bookmark (thankfully she had flowers already pressed in her flower press!), one part required her to make a snack or treat out of a fruit that comes from a flower (she'll be making apple cake) and one part required her to dye a flower. A quick trip to Trader Joe's for some carnations (and treats for the girls) lead to her setting up the flower dyeing experiment today. Since Emma is a second year Junior this year she decided to get in on the badge earning too!  As of this post, the flowers in the purple water have started to turn blue along the edges! We cannot wait to see what they look like in the morning! xo 

The Cookies Are Here!

Last Saturday

 Grace and Emma hard at work assembling race car treats for the bake sale at the Pinewood Derby! 

 Heather chats with the girls before they practice the Flag Ceremony. 

 The girls of the first shift of the bake sale. 

 The Flag Ceremony to kick off the Derby begins. 

 The Daisy race. 

 "On your marks, get set, go!" 

 Grace's car is ready to race!

 Watching as her car goes down the track. 

The leaders and girls of troop 76205. 

And so ends another fabulous Derby! The girls all worked so hard to make this day a huge success and that certainly paid off! Eighty-three racers participated that night and everyone had a wonderful time! Well done, ladies! Looking forward to next year already! xo