Ben’s class got to go on their very first field trip the first week of May. It was a trip to the zoo with 15 four year olds! Mom was lucky enough to get to attend. Ben was so excited about this day – he had been talking about it for at least a couple of weeks beforehand. Ben thought he would ride with Mom on the way there, but then quickly changed his mind to ride in the church van with the rest of the class. He actually changed his mind several times that morning as it was just such an exciting and overwhelming day. The number of parents that went allowed for each adult to only have one or two kids so Ben and Mom enjoyed most of the day with special one on one time. We headed straight to the elephants first and enjoyed some monkeys on the way. The kids really wanted to do the petting zoo and enjoyed combing several of the sheep and goats. The Rainforest building was a huge hit and then we took a break for lunch. It was hysterical to watch the kids interact and show off what they had brought to eat. Ben sat with two little girls and was of course the first one done after he scarfed his food down. This left plenty of time to play with sticks and run around before we headed to the next stop. After lunch we went to the penguins and spent quite a while there. It was Ben’s favorite and all of the kids enjoyed peeking in all of the different window areas to see what they were up to. We saw the snow leopard, lions, bears and the giraffe after that as we headed toward the train to ride back to the main gate. We were all tired and headed out around 1:30 to get some rest time. It ended up to be a great afternoon with a few small errands, a trip to the icecream store and a trip to the library. What a fun day off!
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