Reiley finished her last YMCA Princesses’ Spring Outing with a bang – more specifically a splash. We cooked brats and soydogs over the grill, had the Friday night ice cream social, woke up to reveille, missed ALL of our scheduled activities, but did what we wanted on our own time, going for a joyboy boat ride in the light rain, bike riding, shark tooth searching, hiking, snake handling, tree house climbing, soccer, splashing each other with cold lake water until we were swimming, and on Sunday… finally… with only 5 minutes left on the activities clock, decided to take the zipline plunge.
Reiley had such fun that she cried when it was over – poor kid, it was her final trip, and Wrenny takes over next year. But we’ll keep up the adventures. There’s something really special about spending individual time with each of the girls – you get to really connect instead of always playing “break up the fighting”. Another dad in Guides and Princesses takes each of his kids, one at a time, to breakfast every Saturday, giving them each a turn to pick their favorite place and hang out with dad. He says it’s definitely one of those things in life he “did right”. Awesome.
