class trips

I love going on class trips with the kids. It gives me a chance to see how they are interacting with their classmates and it is a lot of fun getting to know the other kids in the class. Liam's class went on a hike through the woods. It was great exercise for us moms!

Someone spotted a snake, but no one was daring enough to actually pick it up until this girl grabbed it and hung it high for everyone to see. Soon everyone wanted a chance to hold the snake. We actually ended up rescuing this traumatized snake from fighting hands!

 

I went with Nate & his class to a Pioneer Village. It was a fantastic day with the children dressed up as Pioneers. The teachers even instructed them to pack a pioneer's lunch. Out came the wicker baskets, mason jars, & tin cans.

I didn't tell Nate that I got a Pioneer outfit for myself. I woke up early & got all dressed up. Itchy stuff, but the bonnet can hide unruly hair. When the boys came down for breakfast and saw me, they kind of stopped in their tracks and with a funny grin they said, "Hi Ma!" Little House on the Prairie...

The Pioneer Village was most impressive with their hands-on teaching. Small groups were taken to different buildings. At the log house they baked,washed & hung laundry, in the wood shop they made a toy, in the store they learned how to barter & write in the store's ledger. I know that I enjoyed this class trip just as much as the school kids.

                      {For Mr. & Mrs. VG. Here are some pictures for you to enjoy of your family!}

                                            

A beautiful fall setting. I love the colours of fall.