Kindergarten for Braden has brought many "firsts" for our family. Today, it was the FIRST school field trip! Braden and Mommy headed off to the Berry Patch Farm for pumpkin picking fun.
What was the most exciting part of the day? Missing school? Pumpkins? No -- the ride on the big yellow school bus! My kindergarten boy looked kinda small today sitting 3 to a seat with his buddies Andrew and Matteo.
They loaded all the kids on for a hay ride out to the pumpkin field. The parents all got loaded onto a seperate trailer. Not sure who thought that putting 45 children and no adults was a good idea?! But, everyone made it safe and sound.
Braden was very intent on watching where they were going. He's the handsome guy on the left of this picture in the blue coat. He finally relaxed and started waving to me.
It was a gorgeous Colorado day for Braden's first hay maze.
He was a little nervous until he realized it was just like mazes in his book at home. Then off he went ...
And out he came ...
The pumpkin patch was a bit disappointing. I'm used to our WI adventures where you walk through the field, over the vines, in search of the perfect pumpkin. Here -- all the pumpkins were set out neatly in a dirt area. And of course, the perfect size for Kidergarteners.
The ride back was on a "big" wagon and the kids enjoyed bouncing along. Some even looked over the edges and made the adults a bit nervous. But, no injuries so I guess all was good.
We watched a video about how pumpkins grow and learned about bees pollenating pumpkin flowers. As Braden would say: "The bees fly in the punkin flower and turn it into a punkin and then it grows."
Before leaving, we shared a picnic lunch together. Braden was so excited to SHARE everything! He had informed me the night before that we only needed one sandwich and bag of chips, because we could share. I loved this special day with my boy who is growing up way too fast!
And a few pictures of Braden and his classmates:
Matteo, Andrew, Braden -- our buddies for the day
Braden, Hayden, Henners -- they chase each other on the playgroun almost every morning.
?, Jasmine, Braden - he thinks she is pretty cute and is excited to be sitting at the blue class table with her each day.
A fun and exciting day at Berry Patch Farm!
On the bus ride home with friend Lucas (they were on a t-ball team together this summer)
Braden even snuggled with Mommy on the way home! I enjoyed the one-on-one time with my little guy (even though there were 40 other kids with us! :)
And lastly, the prize pumpkin! He picked the "biggest, heaviest one" he could find!
(But then traded with his teacher b/c his stem broke off!)
1 comment:
Looks like you had a great time! He is obviously so proud of his pumpkin! Can't believe how big they all are getting! Look forward to seeing you soon! T
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