Tonight our WOW Journey introduced us to the world of water color. Ms. Alisa (our amazing resident art teacher) taught us about the art of painting with water colors.
Water color is definitely one great benefit of water.
We made very cool and very colorful Texas snowflakes.
Thanks parents for helping Ms. Angie out with the scrapbook :)
Tonight we relaxed, embarked on our new Girl Scout Journey, talked about all the things we love about water, made rainbows, and indulged in rainbow suckers and pizza bites :)
The rainbow hunt is on...
found one!
Rainbows to share.
Don't forget to bring pictures, stories, poems, collages or other expressions of what you love most about water. Next week we will begin constructing our water map.
Every day is better with a hug from Smokey the Bear
a regular snake bonanza!
Modern alter construction for celebrating the Day of the Dead
Learning a little about Aztec culture and the construction of the traditional Aztec alter for el Dia de los Muertos
Aztec dancers opening the ceremony (honoring the east)
Tonight we all participated in our Troop Investiture and Rededication ceremony.
For Vauna, Nicole, Sarah and Miriam this was a time to show everyone how excited they are to be Brownies and to share a little of their girl scout wisdom with their new girl scout sisters.
Introducing, Brownie Troop 1383.
A Brownie Investiture ceremony just isn't an investiture without a retelling of the classic Brownie story. Our version was highlighted with actions, giggles, and of course the wise old owl.
The moral of the story ;) Twist me and turn me and show me the elf, I looked in the water and saw... Myself!
Don't forget, your brand new Brownies owe you three good deeds before they get to turn their pin upright (oh the possibilities).
We learned a little about GS tradition tonight. We celebrated Juliette Low's birthday and learned all about SWAPS.
and for our finale...
We had one giant friendship circle complete with friends and family.
Tonight was our first meeting of the 2009-2010 school year. There was much excitement with getting to know seven new girls and meeting our new big sisters from the Tau Beta Sigma music sorority at SFA.
Our theme this year is community. We are exploring and taking advantage of all of the amazing opportunities close to home.
We painted our troop t-shirts with scenes of our beautiful pineywoods.
Owls :)
After last night, I am definitely feeling optimistic about our year.
Miriam, Nicole, Sarah, Fire and Sarah all made it out to Caddo Culture Day for some fun, traditional Caddo music and dance, crafts, and yummy festival treats!
We enjoyed the festivities during one of those coveted cool, Texas, October days :)
Caddo drummers and dancers
Our first stop was the Rainforest cafe at Katy Mills. The rainforest didn't disappoint (not even those over 8).
VOLCANO :)
After a speedy check-in, our real adventure began.
We followed Ms. Amy to a jam packed weekend of wonder :)
I do believe the sea lions were the only ones who slept on this adventure. 
When you know too much about sea lions, you become one with the sea lions. 
Baluga!
We not only got to see Believe! but we also got to dine with the killer whales.
We slept in the coral reef. Luckily we "slumbered" in front of the smiley sting rays and not the sharks.
Dolphins at first light.
After we bid goodbye to our fabulous host, we headed back into the park for a day of rides and fuzzy friends.
Yes, we all rode the Steel Eel. I am now on a hunt for a patch for bravery.
