Ireland's Girl Scout troop had the cutest float for the Festival of Lights Parade. It was themed around the movie The Lorax. A couple of the moms put the whole thing together and as they talked about it, that old motherhood sidekick- GUILT kicked in. Clearly they put a lot of time into it and it was just adorable. Even though I never feel like there are enough hours in a day, I instantly felt like I should be doing more to support the troop.
They kindly let Sydney ride in the float even though she is in a different troop. Brent sat with her and held her as long as possible to keep her warm. The man is basically a furnace. Brigitta stayed home with family (and most notably, Dakota) while Liesel's troop handed out donuts and hot chocolate to the other Girl Scouts.
Brent and I were asked to walk behind the float and just greet people. Our voiced grew hoarse from yelling, "Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!" to everyone in the chilly night air. The Girl Scouts got to throw candy from the float- it was fun to watch spectators scramble to gather it all.
A friend of mine has always wanted to volunteer as a bell ringer for the Salvation Army. She offered to pick up the bells and aprons if we would join her and it was a lot of fun! We sang the whole time, which upped the donations we received, for sure.
Ireland did a fantastic job for the 4th Grade Musical.
She sure has some cute little friends!
For teacher gifts this year, we filled Jamba Juice cups with colored bath salts, tossed in little bottle of essential oils and then topped them with a loofah so they looked like a smoothie. We included a gift card and a bag of Milano cookies. In case you can't read the card, it says "Deck the bath with salts and scrubbies! Spa la la la la, la la la la :)"
They were a hit with the teachers!
We had a pajama run for ice cream to Culvers.
And last but not least, we made a trip to see the reindeer on Bull Valley Rd.
Trust me, the video doesn't do it justice! It's just stunning!!!
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