Gingham Scouts

There is more to Sock Monkey Madness than just the festival. With that many sock monkeys in town, you can imagine how wild the nightlife can get. On Saturday night we had our first-ever Gingham Scout meeting. Gingham clad sock monkeys from all over the country got together for a Gingham Giggleoff and some cuppy-cake sales training, then it was time to party!

Here we start our meeting with the Giggleoff

Our troop leader Willajean explains the duties for Gingham Scouts.

Gingham Scouts Rabéla, Fauna and Sally practice cuppy cake selling.

Knitty helps the scouts practice selling cuppy cakes.

Once the Gingham Scouts business was out of the way, it was time to party! Monkeys from all over the country got together for some socializing.

Willajean, Karl, Cinnamon and Sally chatting at Rockford party.

Coco and Betty Ann Baker swap recipes and cooking tips.

Sally kept Cinnamon in stitches with her funny stories.

Sally, Moonflower, Ginger, Dee Dee, and Fauna share some laughs.

Knitty and Tenacity keep their googlies on the fun.

Daisy Marie and Coco talk about hats and gardening.

Companion, Rabéla, Fauna, Sally, Scout, Daisy Marie and Angry Mean Josephine pose for a final photo when Knitty leaps across their laps.

That's the end of day one of the Rockford Sock Monkey Madness Festival. So much fun packed into one day that the Smonkeys could hardly imagine even more excitement. Back at the hotel, the weary sock monkeys snuggled in for the night, and Coco could only dream about what fun and surprises lie ahead on day two.

To be continued...

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