field trip to the farm

john john and i went with ella's 3rd grade class yesterday.
it was a beautiful, cool morning - a perfect day for an outdoor field trip.

i have been on this field trip with all three kids now, it has been a fun tradition.
there were lots of animals:  goats, ponies, chickens, turkeys, pigs -
the kids loved them all.

we had a full lesson on corn and then got to go through a corn maze (above).
really neat to be in there amidst all that corn growing.

then we got to go out and pick vegetables and learned some interesting facts too -
did you know a banana is an herb?
we picked zucchini, cucumber, radishes, and swiss chard (photos).

 the kids also got to ride the 'train'...

 jump on the new 'jumpy' dome...

 ride the 'bikes'...

 and pick pumpkins...

it was a good day.
and i feel so blessed to be able be at these special days with my children.

on the way home from school christopher said, 'i wish i could go on a field trip'.
at least i was able to tell him that the 7th grade football team is probably getting out of school early one day next week to get to a tournament game they're playing in way out in timbuktu!