Gabby’s Stars & Stripes

We celebrated Gabby’s Stars & Stripes Award just over a week ago. We had people from both our current church and our previous one, as well as friends from three troops (our old, new, and even one we met at camp), and my parents came down from Kentucky.

Some of her memories—her Tenderheart vest was made into a bag many years ago, her letter from Patti Garibay, congratulating her, photos, and SWAPS

Katie issued the challenge, and some dear friends and leaders spoke.  They shared sweet memories and funny ones too—staying up chatting at camp, the fellow at the Space and Rocket center in the scuba tank who was teasing the girls, and all of her accomplishments, from badges to hours serving.

Gabby had the opportunity to thank those who have taught her and supported her over the past ten years

Her siblings had the honor to support her too

And these two are forever silly together

Congratulations Gabriella!!

Since her project was to help an organization that is all about getting books into children’s hands her reception was storybook themed:

Cake—chocolate base cake with vanilla book cake

Left to right: True Love Kiss (Hershey’s kisses), Fairy Godmother’s Wands (pretzel sticks), Just Right popcorn (sweet on the left, salty on the right, and mixed ‘just right’ in the middle, Snow White’s Apple (fruit tray), Three Little Pigs in a blanket, Story Book Cake, The Little Mermaid’s Water (salt removed), and punch