Camp Buckaroo!

This week has been the highlight of the summer for Keags and Rys! They were lucky enough to spend the last 5 days having non-stop fun at Camp Buckaroo put on by Easter Seals. It was such an incredible camp, run by incredible people for special needs kids and their siblings.

Everyday from 10-3 the girls were doted on and entertained with exciting stuff at the gorgeous and ginormous Woodlands United Methodist Church. Everyday they had story time, song and dance time, games, lunch, a craft and special guests. They also played on the awesome playground, did a scavenger hunt and built a giant fort. The special guests were a music therapist with tons of instruments, a dancer, the snake man with 8 snakes, Crocodile encounter with small alligators and crocodiles, Nature Discovery Center with turtles, lizards and exotic plants, fireman with their truck, a policeman with his car, and a clown!

They each had a college age buddy to help them throughout the week. Riley's was Brooklyn and Keagan's was Hallie. They were both so sweet and so helpful! There were also about 12 other cute kids there and a bunch of awesome volunteers, interns and Easter Seals employees.

After the first day we got in the car and Keagan said "mommy I didn't like it. I LOVED it!" She also told me all about her friend Noah and this silly momma asked her "is Noah special needs or a sibling?" Well shame on me for asking and thank heavens I have a smart daughter that set me straight! Keagan responded "mommy I don't know! And I don't care!" Out of the mouths of babes!

On the last day of camp there was an awards ceremony. Keagan was presented with the "Most Couragous Dancing Queen" award for doing the Whip in front of the whole camp! And Riley received the "Star Performer" award for dancing, smiling and being happy all week. They also received their T-shirts and cute scrapbooks they made with all their pictures. Some of which I had to take a picture of here to include on the blog.

Camp Buckaroo will definitely be our yearly summer tradition now! All three of us will count down til next year!









































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Camp Buckaroo!

This week has been the highlight of the summer for Keags and Rys! They were lucky enough to spend the last 5 days having non-stop fun at Camp Buckaroo put on by Easter Seals. It was such an incredible camp, run by incredible people for special needs kids and their siblings.

Everyday from 10-3 the girls were doted on and entertained with exciting stuff at the gorgeous and ginormous Woodlands United Methodist Church. Everyday they had story time, song and dance time, games, lunch, a craft and special guests. They also played on the awesome playground, did a scavenger hunt and built a giant fort. The special guests were a music therapist with tons of instruments, a dancer, the snake man with 8 snakes, Crocodile encounter with small alligators and crocodiles, Nature Discovery Center with turtles, lizards and exotic plants, fireman with their truck, a policeman with his car, and a clown!

They each had a college age buddy to help them throughout the week. Riley's was Brooklyn and Keagan's was Hallie. They were both so sweet and so helpful! There were also about 12 other cute kids there and a bunch of awesome volunteers, interns and Easter Seals employees.

After the first day we got in the car and Keagan said "mommy I didn't like it. I LOVED it!" She also told me all about her friend Noah and this silly momma asked her "is Noah special needs or a sibling?" Well shame on me for asking and thank heavens I have a smart daughter that set me straight! Keagan responded "mommy I don't know! And I don't care!" Out of the mouths of babes!

On the last day of camp there was an awards ceremony. Keagan was presented with the "Most Couragous Dancing Queen" award for doing the Whip in front of the whole camp! And Riley received the "Star Performer" award for dancing, smiling and being happy all week. They also received their T-shirts and cute scrapbooks they made with all their pictures. Some of which I had to take a picture of here to include on the blog.

Camp Buckaroo will definitely be our yearly summer tradition now! All three of us will count down til next year!

Whole Lotta Girls!

Today I took five girls to the zoo and then out to dinner. That's a whole lot of girls, people!

Just as you would imagine, with that many girls, we had a lot of fun.... and some drama too. When your 15 or 11, it sure is hard to be patient with an assertive five year old! Hence the drama. The drama about does me in, but we all survived. And still managed to have a great time too, silly giggling, pranks at dinner, too much time crammed in the car and all!




















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Gingerbread Mess

Today we made the cutest little gingerbread houses you ever did see with the Frenchs. We made a ginormous mess in the process, but it was totally worth it!

Keagan, Riley, Hudson and Reagan each had their own house of hot glued together graham crackers to decorate as they pleased. And Andi Cook gave us one of her gorgeous real gingerbread houses this morning, so Taryn and I worked on that together after we had helped all the kids.

I was totally impressed by both my girls! Keagan knew exactly what she wanted to do and made a darling house equipped with a sidewalk, snow, a darling snowman, a bench and a door. I only helped her with the icing and the rest was all hers! And Miss Riley also did a great job. She was a little more into eating everything, surprise, surprise. But she also did a cute job decorating. The two times I tried to help her put things on, she got very mad at me and tried to flick off my contributions! I loved it!

We really had a fantastic time! I was expecting a big mess but we even surpassed my expectations! It was quite hilarious. But the fun, the memories and the darling houses make it all worth it. Even when I did have to sweep, vacuum and mop the floor. Now let's see how long they last before the girls want to eat it!