First Field Trip!!

Last week, Joshua went on his first field trip with his preschool class. Having been a teacher for so many years, I had always been on the leading and organizing side of a field trip! How fun it was to be asked, as a mom, to be a chaperone for this trip! We went to the Four States Fair where the kids enjoyed checking out the animals, etc....

Waiting for the bus.

The bus ride was one of the KEY things that Joshua was excited about. He has been asking to ride one since he first started seeing the school buses around town.

Gathering the little 'tourists', Miss Shawna (on the right) is Joshua's teacher.

Milking the cow.

This is Dolly.

Dolly was used to show us how cows are milked.

The milk came out SUPER fast!

Having a yummy little ice cream cone. This is Chloe, she and her family are from Vietnam.

Elsie, the Borden spokescow!

This is her son Beauregard.

Funny little piglets!

The kids got to step into this booth with the play money flying around in it. It was a HUGE hit with all of them.

This is the Ag magician who talked all about agriculture and farming while doing cool magic tricks.

The two pals enjoying the magic show.

Ready For Fall!

Cool new shirt my Mama made for me!!
Tie Dye for the new millennium!
Here is where the idea came from:
http://jas.familyfun.go.com/crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=12054

FISHIN' AGAIN

The boys went to Aunt Janice's house where she has a great pond and they went fishing again and this time there was huge success! They caught four fish and we will be cooking them up tonight for dinner!! Yummy for the tummy!

Very focused on the task at hand.

Aunt Janice is joining in on the fun.

"Yippee Skippee, I caught one!"

The first fruits!

Way OVERDUE Summer Pics

Sorry friends and family, for the long hiatus from blogdom. We are on dial-up and I just have not had the patience to upload at the snail's pace!! BUT, it is much needed because our little man is growing and changing so much!! He has grown a total of 1 1/2 inches this summer and just looks like such a boy, as opposed to a toddler! He is really so much fun. I have tried to put the pics in order of when they happened.

A cool way to play with playdough.

Reading at bedtime with Papa.

Feeding the donkey at a friend's birthday party.

Cool hat we got at the party.

Joshua and Erin at their Preschool orientation. They are both in heaven because they are in the same class and get to see each other every day!!

Gone fishin'

Cheese!

A family hike. Angus and Joshua explore the shoreline.

HMMMM, what is that down there? Tadpoles or guppies maybe?

Mr. Cool in Shreveport, LA, at the riverwalk.

"Watch Mama, I spit!" (Where the heck did he learn THAT!!??)

He looks pretty pleased with this accomplishment, wouldn't you say?

I love this one, it actually looks like he is singing opera. Pavarotti, move over! :-)
He is actually just hollering, which he really loves to do!!

For Sandra

Here are the sippy cups we love! When you buy them they come in a three pack. They are apple juice and have a name like belly or tummy tickler or something. The label is yellow with a red apple on it and I am pretty sure it says 100% juice. Sorry the pic is fuzzy, I just did it super quick for you! Hope you can find them! Can't wait to chat and yes, we are ever so near to your AR home!! Blessings!