3rd Grade Plaza Field Trip

I am so fortunate to work with some amazing co-workers who covered for me so I could attend this special 3rd grade field trip with my favorite 3rd grader! A scavenger hunt around the Plaza looking for special landmarks. Wouldn't you know it, this day was right in the middle of an extreme heatwave!!! And we felt every bit of that! We tried our best to walk on the shaded areas and stop in as many air conditioned places we could! But I wouldn't trade one bead of sweat to be anywhere else than that field trip with my big fella!!

 This is how we all felt as we walked back to meet the bus...super hot and super tired!

Kindergarten Goes to Kaleidoscope

I love the Kindergarten to Kaleidoscope tradition! I did it in kindergarten, Grant did it, and now it was Wyatt's turn!! What made it really special was that they got to be gone ALL DAY! A special thing for those half-day kids! They got to walk to school with the big sibs that morning (also special!) and then hop a bus to Crown Center! Us moms met them there, since before our Kaleidoscope fun, they got to see Elephant and Piggie at the Coterie Theatre! I wish I could've been in on that because we have LOVED Elephant and Piggie for years now!! We greeted them outside the Coterie and then headed to Lunchland for lunch!

I love their little class family! All sitting together at one giant table! This was such a great group of kids! They were are a little family!

 After lunch, we meandered our way through Crown Center to Kaleidoscope!! We had the place to ourselves for a little bit until another school showed up, so that was nice!! Wyatt and I had been earlier in the fall with my mom's group, so he had a few things on his checklist he knew he wanted to do, so he ran from area to area and I just followed his lead.

By the time our hour was up, Wyatt was definitely ready to go. This whole all-day thing is tiring for him!! So they hopped on the bus and headed back to school. They had the option to stay for the rest of the day, but he insisted he wanted me to pick him up when they got back to school. I did, but then he and Rex just played at Angela's until it was time to walk back across the street to get the big kids! 

This will always be one of my favorite memories of my kids in kindergarten! I can't believe the year is already almost over! Kindergarten is just the best!

Kindie Field Trip to Hen House

Kindergarten has had quite a few field trips this year and I've been able to attend each one! I love that they open each field trip to all the parents! This day, we met at Hen House. They discussed the different food groups as they walked around each section of the store. They also got to try a food from that food group. I was so proud of Wyatt trying some foods he was scared to try! He tried ham!! HAM!!!

 Milk mustaches ;-)

Kindergarten Field Trip!

I love a good kindie field trip!! But going to the pumpkin patch is one of my faves!! Especially when we get to go to Johnson Farms! I would never pay of our family to do that because its is SO expensive, but field trip prices are acceptable!!! They do have a ton of fun things to do, so its always a good time!!! We had so much fun with our friends, walking around the patch and looking for the perfect pumpkin!!!

Ernie Miller Park

I was a lucky mama and got to go on TWO field trips with Grant this year! They try and limit each parent to one field trip per year so every parent has the opportunity to attend, but someone backed out at the last minute, so of course I said yes when Mrs. Knapp asked me to come!!! It was a chilly day to be outside, but the sun was shining and no bug were out yet, so it was an awesome time for a wilderness field trip!

We got to search for bugs, learn how to read trail signs, talk about habitats and weather conditions. All that good sciencey stuff that Grant just loves!! And seeing him enjoying time with his friends always makes me smile!!!

Grant and his best buddy, Max. They sure don't have any fun together ;-)

 Grant and Owen!

 Picnic lunch with my fella!

 All that hiking and these kiddos (and their teacher!) needed some R&R in the sunshine!

 Such a great group of kiddos!!

Kaleidoscope with Wyatt

My Mom's Group at church meets every other Monday and its just a fabulous time! But every other Monday, we try and meet somewhere fun with the kiddos. And this time, we met at Kaleidoscope and Wyatt was beyond excited!! After Grant went in Kindergarten and came home and said, "Wyatt, you would love that place!" He's been counting down the days until he could be in Kindergarten to go to Kaleidoscope, so the fact he didn't have to wait any longer was just AWESOME!! Our time was very limited, but we made the most of it! It was only our small group and one other group, so it wasn't busy which allowed for us to do all the activities.  Wyatt loved every single activity and just went from station to station to station, crafting as he went! We came home with a huge bag of masterpieces. Now that he has had a taste of Kaleidoscope, he's even more excited for his kindergarten field trip next year!!

Price Chopper Field Trip

Wyatt got to go on a very special field trip! The two pre-k classes each took a trip to Price Chopper to shop for food for the school Thanksgiving Feast. They prepared their lists earlier in the week. We had a tour guide at the store to help us find all our items. One of his classmates wasn't there, so it was the four students, a few of us parents, and Mrs. Moyer.  Mrs. Moyer was so good about letting each child get the same amount of items to put in their basket. Of course, Wyatt kept track too because that's just the kind of kid he is. He follows his list and checks it twice!

 After we found all our items, the store manager took the kids in the back and showed them the stock room. They also got to watch the box crusher in action. I don't know if it was the fact that there were only the 4 kids or if it was really that boring, but they didn't seem to bat an eyelash at that contraption. The manager said the morning bunch (which has 12 kids!) was all about the box crusher!

Then it was time to head up to the register to pay. They each took turns taking items out of the basket.

 After our groceries were bagged and paid for, we went over to the cafe area for cookies and apple juice! That was probably the most fun I've had at the grocery store for quite some time!!

Wyatt's Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

Wyatt's school got to go on a field trip to the pumpkin patch!! Last year, they field trip got rained out, so we were giddy with excitement when we woke up to a beautiful sunny day!!! We had never been to Johnson Farms before, but I'd heard a lot of good things about it! We couldn't wait to explore! Wyatt was a little bummed he didn't get to take a bus there, the parents just drove. But we got to bring Wyatt's classmate, Sahib, with us so that made it a little more special driving there!

We got there and had a little demonstration by the owners of the farm. They talked about how pumpkins grow and how to pick a pumpkin carefully. There were quite a few other field trips going on at the same time, so we moved from activity to activity pretty quickly! They started off playing in the big play place. I'm assuming the equipment came out of a Discovery Zone from back in my day! Lots of tubes and slides and fun things to explore! I didn't get a picture of that area. Too busy playing! We moved on to the truck and sand area. They had old trucks, tractors, and fun sand areas to play in! We made a spin around the animals and saw the Three Little Pigs and a few donkeys. Then it was time to load the bus and head out to the patch! Each kiddo got to pick their very own pumpkin and Wyatt, of course, had to search and search for just the right one! And he picked the most perfect one!!

We could've spent the entire day there and I wish we would have, because we only got to experience a fraction of what they had to offer, but we had to take Sahib back to school. But I'm thankful it wasn't raining and I'm thankful for special time with my little baby boy!!