Rich and Lillian attended the Girl Scouts 11th Annual Father Daughter Campout this weekend. It was such a fun filled weekend for them! The camp was at Winding River in Dearborn, MO which is about 45 minutes from Fort Leavenworth.
Lillian was supposed to stay in the barn in a tent. At the last minute, a cabin opened up. But, can you believe Lillian chose to stay in the tent in the wide open Missouri night? I didn't see that one coming! Rich and Lillian pitched their tent and made it through the night. She didn't get into bed until 10:00pm, but she slept the whole night like a log! :) Not bad considering this was Lillian's first camp out, first time sleeping out and in a tent and then throw in the hight was only 53 degrees with lows dipping into the 30s at night! Just insane!
Rich and Lillian made walking sticks, went on a hike and went fishing. Lillian actually caught 5 fish! Rich said she did it on her own to besides baiting the line. Lillian was so tired after lunch, that she needed to take a rest. Not to mention she was so exicted for this weekend she was up at 5:50am! UGH! They had dinner by the fire too and enjoyed so ice cream and smores after dinner. They made a 20 foot ice cream sundae! Lillian wasn't thrilled when they ruined her plain vanilla ice cream with cherries and bananas! HA!
She is home now resting in her bed. She smells like a campfire and is smiling from ear to ear. She wants to get her own tent now and go camping tomorrow. Really? Lydia will have to hear all about it when she wakes up from her nap. She missed her sissy and was carrying her picture everywhere today. Poor baby!
What great memories this weekend! I also included some pictures from Rich's early graduation party. I wanted to have a little party before all his classmates moved in June. So, we had a bowling party. I had originally planned for a picnic, but the cold and rain had other ideas in Kansas! It was still a great time! We just bowled, enjoyed our food, laughed with our friends and celebrated Rich graduating from ILE and graduating with his masters degree. Rich will officially walk for his Masters in cap and gown on June 10th and will graduate from ILE on June 9th. Way to go honey! We are so proud of everything you have accomplished in just 10 months. Rich is amazing and really pushed himself to stay up late every night, get maybe 4 hours of sleep and still finish on time!
The Martin house is pushing hard to the finish line now!!! Love you all!
Julie
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