Fun Friday Fotos - Field Trips

On Tuesday, Dallas' 1st grade class (along with the kindergarten and 2nd grade classes) had their fall field trip.  Daddy was lucky enough to take the day off work and join Dallas!  They started with a trip to a local pumpkin patch - Goebel Farms.  They also went to the 4-H Fairgrounds for lunch and time to play.  Then, they finished up at Oaklyn Library.

These were the boys in Doug's group - Kaleb, Dylan and Dallas {Daddy was a little bit worn out when he got home :) }

Dallas trying to decide what to pick out in the patch

The three amigos and their treasures!

On Wednesday, Reba's PreK class had their fall field trip.  I was able to join her while Carla watched Julianne.  Reba's class went to Goebel Farms, too!  The kiddos were soooo excited to ride a school bus!

Reba taking her turn on the rope swing

Little Miss and the pumpkin she picked from the patch

At the end of the trip, Mrs. Gries asked each child what their favorite part of the field trip was.  This wheat table was Reba's favorite.

Until next time...

Third Times a Charm!

Today was the third time for us going to story time at the library, and I'm proud to say that Dallas did GREAT! This week's theme was Lions. Lucky for us, Dallas just started to ROAR in the last week.

When we arrived, the kids got to make their own lion faces. I put the glue on and let Dallas stick on the eyes and nose. Then, I took a marker and drew the mouth. When it was time to start the stories, Dallas walked with Reba and I to the sitting area (with a book he had found when we first arrived), sat down and listened to the entire story...and it was a long one, too. He enjoyed the "wiggle" activity; roaring like a lion. But when it came time for the second story, he just had to keep moving. We made it back to the craft table where Dallas added more glue for more eyes and noses...
Dallas' lion ended up with 6 or 7 eyes and 3 noses...oh well, he enjoyed it. Dallas even checked a book out from the library. He was such a big boy handing it to the lady at the desk so she could scan it. (I wish I would have had my camera out for that.) He then proudly carried it out to the truck and flipped through the pages all the way home.

When we got home, I let Dallas play outside while I fixed lunch. He just wandered around the yard, stomped in the mud, found a stick and dug in the snow, and walked through drifts. The weather is awesome today! It is around 36 degrees. The sun has been out for the last few days, and we are finally able to notice some of the snow melting. We are suppose to get to 40 degrees this weekend, but it is also suppose to rain. That's really going to make a mess of things.

Until next time...

King D

This morning I took Dallas and Reba to story time at the library. The theme for today was "Kings and Queens". When we first arrived, the kiddos were able to make a crown. Dallas did a great job picking out the pieces he wanted to glue on his crown.

I helped him put it altogether and ta-da! King D!
After we finished making his crown, Dallas played with some cars, trucks, and tractors. Then when it came time to listen to the stories (about 45 minutes after we arrived!), Dallas was DONE. He didn't want to sit with the other kids, he didn't want to stand by me, he didn't want me to hold him, etc. He started crying, screaming and kicking...so we left. Let's hope he does better the next time...or they don't wait so long to read the stories.

Until next time...