DD has her first field trip this week - and she could not be more excited

KathrynMD

They are going to Clark's Elioak Farm on Thursday.  They are going to go to the petting zoo and pick pumpkins, take a hayride, DD is very excited about it.  We started talking about it last night/this morning and she was very curious about the school bus and wanted to know if it was going to be a big bus or a little bus and if there would be baby ducks at the farm.  I don't think there will be any ducks at all. ... .She's going to get upset when she realizes she can't do a pony ride like she normally does there. 

I feel bad that I can't go, but I already have to take off one day that week b/c daycare is closed for a teacher work day is the best idea and I can't just take off 2 days in a row.  My friend is going though and she assured me and the other parents that she'll take lots of pics of the kids!

daisyterp

She is going to have a blast!

DDs class is going to the pumpkin patch/farm @ blob's park on Thursday.  It's gross and I am not really looking forward to it and when I told her about it she didn't seem too excited, but hopefully she will come around.  We went last year and it's a zoo/hot mess.  

KathrynMD

DH's CW said there's a petting zoo at Blob's/near Blob's that's really fun. 

daisyterp

Yeah- it's probably the same one. It's HUGE and they have tons of buses from schools come there, so it can get overwhelming pretty fast- like bigger kids running around, etc. Last year it was really muddy and gross too- this year it will probably still be pretty soggy. 

I know that there are "nicer" pumpkin patches + farms, but @ $9 a person including a pumpkin (over age 2) I think this is one of the better deals?

the animal situation kind of skeeves me out- the animals don't live there permanently, they are in these temporary pens and I guess go into trailers at night?  I don't know- I don't really like the way the animals are kept.  

 

 

jcsntms06

Aw sounds like a blast. We had tons of fun at Clark's Elioak Farm a few week ago. I didn't realize they had pumpkin picking. DD loved the slide the most, haha.

mommytoj

daisyterp:

She is going to have a blast!

DDs class is going to the pumpkin patch/farm @ blob's park on Thursday.  It's gross and I am not really looking forward to it and when I told her about it she didn't seem too excited, but hopefully she will come around.  We went last year and it's a zoo/hot mess.  

 

I think that's where my DDs home daycare is going tomorrow. Howard County schools are out so I don't know how crazy it will be... I can't go, but I hope to see pictures. We took her to a pumpkin patch near my ILs a couple weeks ago and she loved it, tried to pick up every single pumpkin, even though they were too big.

Megcheer2

Please report back on how the field trip went for her! It seems like a nice day outside for it.