field trip with finn

today i joined finn and his 4th grade class
for a full day at the wild animal park.

it was a treat to drop scout off at his class.
he quickly did his morning chores and then
it was 'free time'.  he grabbed sea of monsters,
the 2nd book in the percy jackson series,
and seemed to forget i was there. *grin*

from there, finn pushed me along to his class where
we enjoyed bagels and juice with his friends and other
parents who were volunteering.  afterwards, parents were
given the list of kids we were responsible for.

since i drove the prius,
i was assigned 3 boys and unfortunately one was sick
and couldn't make it so i just took finn and his buddy luka.
{easy peasy}

 



 

a quick summary of my photo collage:

{top}: my passengers: finn and luka, me and finn, giraffes
{middle}: the 4 kids for the day: finn, charlie, olivia and annie

{bottom} elizabeth and finn, finn and teacher, ms. jones, and finn taking notes

we had a fun day learning and exploring and this mom was exhausted by day's end.
{scoutie reminded me on our drive home that the next field trip would be with him}
yes, it will be i assured him.
 



first field trip: butterfly farm

i went on my first field trip yesterday - as a mom that is!!

i think this is a rite of passage for parents of a school-aged child,
something we look forward to so much.  we know the day is coming
when our little one won't want us there because it's not cool. *sniff*

i am hoping and praying this is still a few years away??

i packed lunches for finn and i, filled the gas tank and the

and joined 20 kindergarteners and a handful of parents at the school
before caravanning to the butterfly farm in encinitas.

i volunteered to be a driver, and this was an adventure in itself!

words can't express how BIG of a deal this day was - for finn and for me.
i was finn's 'guest of honor' all day. he introduced me to all his little friends, and held
my hand as he showed me *every* caterpillar, chrysalis and butterfly he could find.

i enjoyed learning about the life cycle of butterflies, but more importantly,
i enjoyed spending the day with my sweet fair-haired finn.
looking forward to future field trips with this little guy!

some photo highlights of our special day together: