Daisies in December

I took our Daisy troop to the Mt. Vernon Estate on Monday.  17 5 and 6 year olds, 6 adults, 30 degree temps and a windchill making it feel much more like 20 degrees. We performed a wreath laying ceremony where the curator asked us what the the girls knew about George Washington and Lucy instantly shot her hand up and said, "He was a general!"  She was so proud of her fact that she told me to tell several others what she had said as her answer. 
We performed the wreath laying ceremony, coming within a fingers width of the president's sarcophagus.  We actually stood in the tomb.  Tell me if you think the girls actually didn't touch the burial monument.  Right.  In addition, we toured the mansion, visited Washington's Christmas camel, the 2010 presidentially pardoned Thanksgiving turkey, and finally the giant gingerbread house replica of Mt. Vernon. 
The girls were so excited and cute and were very aware that they were earning their "respect for others" patch.  Lucy's favorite part was "all of it"!

We headed to the Nutcracker with the Daisies as well last week.  The girls really enjoyed seeing their friends in the performance and Harper was enthralled by the dancers and the story.