Field Trip Day

The morning began cloudy and rainy…..well drizzling rain.  A day that was made for a late start to homeschooling and a deeper snuggle in the bed.  But it was not to be….

It was field trip day and we were to be there at 9:15am.

Sometimes I wonder why I do things to myself.

Tap, tap!  Do you?

But my chilly pessimistic attitude began to change as caffeine kicked in and I was able to drag the four kids out of the bed by their hair.

Just kidding there guys.

Rocket Man decided to go with us.  I love it when he goes on field trips with us but sometimes He and field trips don’t mix well.  The unspoken "Something will always go wrong"  bypasses him.  It’s unspoken between homeschool moms especially where field trips are concerned.   And directions?  I won’t even go there!

We made it safely to "the other side of the world" and were greeted by this fellow.

All the kids were given corn to feed the animals.  This guys was the bully in the bunch.

Must be the horns.

After feeding the animals we headed straight for the "milk the fake cow" race.  Now this was a hoot and the girls won!  You rock girls!!

Baby boy who just turned 8 (sniff, sniff)…….

Baby Girl hard at work…

Then big brother’s turn…

Then middle brother’s turn…


One of our Classical Conversations tutors shows off a few photos.  She’s a mom too!

These guys watched while we raced ducks….
Aren’t they beautiful??

Duck racing…………




Then off to mine for gems!!





Next was the hay ride and as always it’s without hay.  Funny how it always is that way.  Guess I’m glad though.  Hay can be awfully prickly on the ole buns.


Then everyone had to scream to get "Old Bessy" running.  It reminded me of "Bus Driver, move that bus!"


This is one of my best friends.  She’s a beautiful Child of the KING.  I just love her transparency.  Hey beautiful!  Bet you didn’t know I snapped photos of you did ya?

Some of you may recognizer her as The Scooper.
This is her serious look.  Beautiful here too!  And applied makeup in the car which I thought so unfair as I wore NONE.

"Farmer Brown" fed his hand raised family of deer.

Yep, that’s a ten point buck for all you hunters out there.

Next we learned about growing pumpkins.  I really enjoyed this part.  We just studied seeds so it was wonderful to hear the children’s questions.


And the whole gang once we got back, had ice cream and got our very own tiny pumpkin…

Check back in soon.  I have a great contest coming up with prizes from BEEYOUTIFUL.  Love those guys.