Wilson farm {C's class trip}

I took a day off of work in late September to go on a field trip with C's class.  {He asked me to go;  how could I resist?}  I'm so glad I was able to go - we had so much fun!

C had asked me to drive him {parents can't ride the preschool bus}, but at the last minute he decided to ride with his friends, so I hopped on the bus and took a photo of my big boy before jumping in my car to follow the bus to the farm.

When they arrived at Wilson Farm, everyone climbed off the bus and lined up.  It was the perfect opportunity for a class photo!

This is C with one of his best friends, who was also in his class {and my class!} last year.

The farm had lots of fun activities to get the kids moving.  There was the traditional corn maze, a corral maze {C was the first one in his class to find his way through the corral maze, despite being the youngest}, and a bounce house.

There was an area for petting a variety of farm animals.  C and this calf became fast friends.

We took a tractor ride out to the fields and around the farm.  Everyone got to choose an apple to eat on the ride back to the main buildings.

Before my camera battery died, I was able to snap one more class photo.  I was able to get the teachers in this one.  :)

After a tasty picnic lunch, C and I headed home from our fun filled morning.  C couldn't wait to tell P all about his fun trip when we picked him up from school!

boys on a bike ride

Daddy A, P, and C had a "boys' afternoon" and enjoyed the great outdoors.  They rode their bikes along the greenway, stopped at the park for some playtime, and posed for a scenic photo.

baking with mom

P and I were working on our math skills cooking some dinner one day this fall.  I love spending time with the boys in the kitchen.  Not only do we get to hang out together, I get a chance to see how they think, we have a great time talking, and they're learning valuable life skills.  I also love seeing how proud they are when they present Daddy A with a dinner that they helped to make!

soccer practice

This fall, P decided to add soccer to his extracurricular calendar and played for his school's team.  I was extremely impressed with his hard work - two days a week he went straight from school to two hours of cheer practice, followed by an hour of soccer practice.  He's becoming quite the athlete!  Daddy A captured this photo of practice for posterity.  I'm so lucky I have such a fabulous event photographer!  I think photos that capture our everyday lives are such a gift.

Peter Pan in the playroom

C's first day of preschool

This year, C stayed at First Baptist for another year of preschool.  You may remember that last year he was in my class.  This year, even though he was only three and a half, they put him in the young fours class so that he could attend half days five days a week.  He has fabulous teachers, but let me tell you, when summer was coming to a close he was NOT FEELING IT.

Every time someone asked him if he was excited to be going to Mrs. Erica's class, he would reply, "No, thank you.  I'm going to be in Mrs. Erin's class again".  I'm happy to report that he has settled in and loves school.  However, on the first day of school, he was distraught and I could not get a single picture.  Instead, I, ahem, took these pictures after he had been in school for about a week.  As you can see, he was much happier by then!

Tweetsie

Once again, Tweetsie was a blast!

We rode the rides.

P and C got their faces painted.  C made an adorable Swiper the Fox, and P was a swashbuckling pirate.

P asked the girls if "the other Diamond Lil" was alright.  He explained that he was afraid she had hurt her leg and "maybe her doctor said she could never dance again".  The "dancin' girls" were happy to reassure him that Diamond Lil just needed the occasional day off, so her sister was filling in for her.  :)  P was quite relieved.

Our last stop of the day was at the top of Miner's Mountain, where we fed the baby goats.

We had a great day!