{first field trip}

I accompanied the girls on their first field trip on Tuesday. It was a beautiful day out at Parky's Farm and the girls had a great time with their friends and teachers - and I loved being a part of it. I had been looking forward to this day for some time as I have been so curious to watch the girls in their preschool environment (or at least with their "preschool people"). They have been telling us about their friends and teachers for over a month now and it was so fun to finally get to see them interact. I was especially anxious to see how Kenzie handled herself since she is the one who stuggled a bit with preschool at first and still gets a little anxious at drop-off in the mornings.

When we pulled into the parking lot at the Farm, the girls immediately spotted Mrs. Berry and got very excited. We then went over to the gathering spot and the girls were happy to see Hayden and Isabelle. They started playing a little (self invented) game of picking up leaves and placing them into the hole on the top of a traffic cone. Lexi, being the rule follower that she is, would get very concerned when anyone tried to go out of turn or move the traffic cone. She definitely likes to make sure that others are following the rules - especially her sister. As they were playing this little game Graham arrived and the girls were very excited! He joined in the game and fell and bumped his cheek on the cone, which caused all of the girls - but especially Lexi to be very concerned. Lucky little boy :)

Suddenly Kenzie started giggling out loud. "Mrs. Putman is here!" she yelled. She ran around with excitement and her infectious giggle. Soon many of the other kids had joined in. I wish I could bottle her giggle - it is the best sound in the world and a sure cure for anyone having a bad day. Mrs. Putman came over to me and told me how she loves that Kenzie giggles everytime she sees her. "It makes me feel so good. She is such a happy girl," she said. Mrs. Berry also told me how proud she is about how far Kenzie has come over the course of the past month. She said that she can totally relate to being the shy one. The funny thing is, that now that Kenzie knows her classmates and teachers I wouldn't really describe her as shy anymore. She was outgoing and bubbly the entire field trip. She just needs to feel comfortable before she lets her silly little self shine :)

The girls had a great time brushing the sheep and goats, playing in the indoor play barn, and going on a hayride to the pumpkin patch. We probably could have done without the puppet show (which was about 25 minutes too long)... although it did keep Lexi's interest the entire time (Kenzie, not so much). Whatever they were doing they were always seeking the approval of their teachers. It is so cute how much they adore them. They also definitely have their little group of core friends - Hayden, Kylie and Graham - and I loved watching them play together.