Snoozing (???) at the Zoo

Last weekend, I got out of my comfort zone and went on my first ever camping trip with my Daisy Scout Troop! We traveled to Hattiesburg, Mississippi for the Hattiesburg Zoo Snooze! Of course, I brought my camper extraordinaire husband and son to "pitch" our tent and get us settled! Several siblings including Matthew and Christopher and husbands stayed the night camping as well. The girls had a great time exploring the zoo on a flashlight tour as well as several animal encounters with a baby alligator, snake, african grey parrot and some sort of lizard! We rode the train and learned a great camp song called "Bazooka Bubblegum"! It was a blast! Until of course it was time to bed down.....I don't think I slept a wink! I was trying to get comfortable on about 6 inches of an air mattress with Christopher and Katie Ann kicking me all night and people talking, laughing, coughing, sneezing, trains roaring by, and all sorts of sounds....I am NOT used to sleeping outside!!! Can you tell? Next time, if there is a next time!! I will be bringing my own cot and a set of ear plugs!!! The girls really enjoyed our Junior Girl Scouts, Riley and Kellan, teaching them the Bazooka Bubble Gum Song even though we didn't have an actual campfire! Maybe next time we can enjoy some s'mores and s'more songs!