Here is Em with of the Troop Leaders and some of her fellow Daisies!
A few years ago, my oldest decided she wanted to do Girl Scouts. Unfortunately there not enough people willing to be troop leaders in the area, so she ended up joining a group with almost 20 girls. The Troop Leaders tried their best, but no bonds were made (on our end, at least) and she soon decided that Girls Scouts was not a good fit for her ( I agreed, happily) and that ended our families ties with the Girls Scouts of America. Or so I thought...Emma brought home a flyer from Kindergarten that announced some of the Mom's were going to take the initiative and start a troop of Kindergarten Daisies. I saw the flyer and thought "been there, done that" and happily tossed it in the recycling bin.
The next week, Em's carpool buddy began talking about GS and how utterly excited she was to start! She could not wait, and seemed to already know all the details. They would be singing, painting, camping, and selling cookies together..."Didn't Em want to do it too?", she asked.
Well, how could Em turn that down? Of course she wanted to do it! Soooooo, I signed her up.
She has now attended a handful of meetings and anticipates the day until the next one. They sing, paint, talk about the environment, and best of all she is bonding with a sweet group of girls. Some of whom are her best friends.
This round of Girl Scouts is turning out to be a great decision and wonderful experience for us all, especially Em!
Her fav was the 
She wanted to have a Birthday Brunch. So Daddy made waffles, grandma made bacon and sausage, Uncle Van made potatoes, and Auntie Robin made eggs. 
She had a brownie and......
Here is the fam and friends getting ready for Kaylin to open presents. 
Soon to be "Uncle Rob" brought some of his Yo-Yo collection.
He tried to teach the kids some tricks. They were very impressed with his skills! 
The G6 had 
The Birthday girl needed some down time after her party, so she played her new 
