yesterday we went on the fall school field trip to the pumpkin patch. now i have to admit to being one of those moms who would never let the kid wear a red shirt to the pumpkin patch or an orange shirt to a christmas party. but hey now, this is a really interesting color combo, isn't it? i like it a lot!
the corn maze was not made of corn. it's a grain obviously. an ornamental grass? i kept calling it grass. i refused to call it the corn it wasn't. one of my boys corrected me and called it, "hay." clearly it's still a grass. and very cool. i love photographing dried grasses. loved making bouquets with them when i was a little girl.
cute baby goats. except one of them had demon eyes. really it did. i'm going to have to delete the photo. i made sure not to post it here. it was too creepy.
these were my three boys. two of them were wanderers. i think i am not going to be getting any chaperoning awards. in fact, i'm quite sure i got dissed in the teachers' lounge for being that chaperone who couldn't keep up with her kids. but seriously. i had to yell for thing one every 10minutes and thing two every 5. i was quite relieved when they were caged in the big yellow school bus and no longer my repsonsibility.
this is a somewhat sad little picture. i think i've mentioned before that the gman is afraid of heights. he's in a very bad phase with his fear these days. the kids were having so much fun on this slide. g knew it was fun. he knew it was no big deal. but he couldn't control his fear. he would walk up one side wanting to do it then walk down the other because he couldn't do it. he didn't want me to go with him because he's getting bigger and didn't want to have his mommy go with him. by his third aborted attempt he was holding back the tears and finally agreed to try it with me. he cried harder and harder as we went up the hill. by the time we got to the top he was actually quite panicked. almost hysterical, but he wanted to experience the fun so much even though he was afraid. we managed to go down once and then three more times. he never did let go of his iron grip on my thigh, but his tears dried up and he loved it. he wants me to make a mini-album of the day. i must be sure to do that for him.
i am laughing so hard at that last pic.. poor g!!!!! i hope your leg isn't bruised! ;)
so sweet that he wants a mini - i can't wait to see it!
Posted by: lisa truesdell | October 23, 2010 at 05:50 PM
aww, doris, i think it's a happy picture actually. it shows his mama being his sweet comfort - love that! great pics, looks like fun. I volunteered to be a chaperone for noah's upcoming field trip (not sure if i'll get picked), and i'm nervous for exactly those reasons - don't think I can keep up lol. love that you called them caged on the bus - you crack me up, my friend!
Posted by: Staci Taylor | October 26, 2010 at 01:19 PM