Field Trippin'

Pumpkins for sale at the orchard. They had a neat little shop with all kinds of stuff.

Annelise inside the shop at the orchard. This pic was her idea.......

Annelise milking the simulated cow. This was a huge hit with the kids!!

Annelise feeding one of the goats. Not a huge deal for her- her Poppy has a goat farm.

Pic of the pumpkin patch. I love love love Morning Glories. I know they are in the weed family, but I don't care. They are so pretty and vibrant. I plan to plant some on our new lots against the split wood fence in our backyard.

The deer family at the orchard. There were 8 of them, all different sizes. They snacked on cheese crackers and would stand on their hind legs to eat them and lick at them. Too cute.

One of two baby deer. They were adorable and the kids had a fit over them.

Totally separate from the field trip- yesterday was "tacky day" for Emmaline's class. My little anal child threw an absolute fit about wearing mismatched shoes and socks. I had to beg her to participate!!


Obviously, Annelise had a field trip yesterday to an orchard way out in the middle of nowhere. It was pretty and I had been there before- it's only about 15 minutes from where I grew up. Most of the kids were just fascinated. You could tell it was a group from the "city". Brian happens to be off this week and he got to go, too- which just thrilled Annelise. It was supposed to be 76 degrees and sunny, so I wore short sleeves. Well, it was freezing cold. Freezing. I even passed up the free homemade ice cream they gave out. You know it was cold for that to happen. As we rode through the peach trees and blackberry vines and pumpkin patch and fig bushes on the hay ride, I really wished that I was the kind of person who wanted to live somewhere like that. Out on a ton of land in a cool old farmhouse in the middle of nowhere. But, I guess I can't change who I am. I would love it for about a week and then I would be jonesin' for a Target. Or pizza delivery. We can't even take care of the 5 acres we live on, now. Oh, well- I'll be perfectly content with my 1.2 acres we are about to build on. (As long as the guy across the street stays quiet... BTW- his yard was sodded this past weekend and it looks really good! ;0) ) That's it for today- I'm off to the orthodontist. He says we will no longer be friends after today. He's going to put a really strong wire in my braces that is going to make me very sore for the next couple days or so. Yay. Thank goodness milkshakes are soft.........