Thursday, August 18, 2011

Coolest overnighter ever!!

Lily's Girl Scout troop earned a lot of money selling cookies (thanks to everyone who helped out on this)! With part of their earnings, they got to participate in a Camp SeaWorld overnighter. I was lucky enough to attend as a chaperone. The girls got to go to some really awesome behind the scenes demonstrations and activities. They learned a lot and had fun doing it! Our group got to sleep in the Wild Arctic exhibit with the Beluga Whales. Can I just say--freezing!! But so worth it, because it was one of the most amazing experiences we've had. I'm so glad Lily got to participate, it's something she'll remember forever.

This is where we slept. It was so amazing to wake up to this sight!

Feeding seals!

Participating in an activity that demonstrated the use of "blubber". The girls first put their fingers in a tub if ice water and held them there to see how fast it gets cold with just the fat under their skin protecting it. Then they put these molds around their fingers (I think it was model magic) to act as the blubber and insulate their fingers from the cold. Learning in action baby!

Our troop and our older sister troop. They got to dress up one of the girls as a polar bear, while learning all about them. Super fun and cute too!

2 comments:

Devyn said...

The ground you're sleeping on looks super soft and comfy. Sounds like it was definitely worth it though.

Casey Bowles said...

I love the pics