On Saturday, October 27th after the GV in Ashburn, Reagan,Sara , Kensley, and Lauren went to Manassas Lodge for their sleepover. We were the second people there so we claimed the good spots first…*spoiler alert* we didn’t sleep so there was no need for a spot. We made Christmas and Thanksgiving cards for the troops and MAHOVA residents. We then played sardines and Lauren had the best hiding spot ever because we couldn’t find her so we had to make her come out. She fit herself in a small box under a bag of shoes in the corner of a closet. For food, we ate spaghetti and pizza which was deliciously made by Mom Paula. We all got together and bonded for a little bit while the next activity was being set up, which was the hand scrub. This was my all time favorite. It was made with sugar and dish soap and it smelled so good and left your hands super soft. This is when everyone was winding down and getting tired but we powered through the last activity, which was ornaments that we designed ourselves. The girls went into the lodge to lay down and try to sleep but we just ended up talking until 2 am. The adults played cards until late too, I think only one of us got actual sleep. Then it came morning time when everyone was dreading getting up but Mom Paula changed that, she said who ever was last up and out of the room had to vacuum and everyone packed and ran out. Ella kindly offered to vacuum so none of us had to do it, which was so amazing. We had waffles for breakfast which were very good and I thank all the cooks, cleaners, drivers, and hosts for putting on this sleepover for us to enjoy. I also thank the girls for being so sweet and caring to  everyone and everything and I hope they had an amazing time like me. 

   With Rainbow Love And Service,

                                            Reagan 

Hampton went to Chuck E Cheese

On October 27th, we left from Ashburn and Springfield’s GV and headed to Chuck E Cheese since we had some time until the sleepover started. We entered and were immediately shocked to see how it had changed since we were younger. There are no more tokens, instead they used rechargeable play cards. We decided on the 72 minute play card, which was an amazing deal because for that time, Sara, Kensley, Reagan, and I could play unlimited games! We all shared the card so when one of us picked a game and swiped, we all picked a game nearby and passed the card around. There was skeetball, basketball toss, a cool jackpot game, temple run, and much more. Although the place is for kids, we all really enjoyed ourselves. At a fish spearing game, there was a treasure chest that would open and if you got the jellyfish that swam out you won the jackpot of 100 tickets. We all went to town to get it and Reagan hit it within the first couple of seconds. Before we left we ran all our tickets into the counting machine and ended up with over 1000 tickets. We decided to get cotton candy for the pledges and gave our card, with time left, to a kid we met. It was a fun time for all of us to play arcade games together. Then we went off to the Manassas sleepover! 

With Love and Service, 

Lauren Ann

On Tuesday, October the 23rd, Sara, Lauren, Reagan, Mom Kim, and I went to CNU to surprise Kensley after Smithfield’s pumpkin carving because she couldn’t make it. It was a little chilly when we arrived and we met up with Kensley and headed to the library. We decided to get Starbucks. Lauren and I got milkshakes and Sara and Kensley got flavored coffee. While we were catching up with Kensley we ran into Smithfield’s majority member, Madeline Phipps. We talked for awhile then said our goodbyes because we all had school the next day. It was a fun day of rainbow sisterhood! 

    With Rainbow Love And Service 

                                           Reagan W.

On Saturday, October 20th Reagan, Lauren, Sara, Kensley, and Amelia went to Thousand Acres Camp site with the Richmond girls. We first went trick or treating, which was a long walk. Then I dropped my delicious sucker on the ground and almost cried. At the end, we had lots of candy. We all were so tired that we needed to have some food. We went to Cook Out! Lauren thought it was funny to put a hush puppy in my drink and when I found it I thought it was a big bug and screamed. All the girls then went to the Dollar Tree, which had lights out on the sign, so it said “dolla ee” We had lots of fun. I love supporting rainbow girls and can’t wait till we help again. 

     With Rainbow Love And Service  

                                         Reagan W.