Field Trip to Centennial Park - Owen

I had fun going on the same field trip with both kids.  But it was much easier with Owen's group as the kids were older and not as likely to run off.  With Chloe's group, I felt like I was constantly counting heads to make sure everyone was accounted for every two minutes.  I didn't count as much with Owen's group and got more pics as a result.  :)

He had so much fun dancing in the fountains.

And like his sister, letting the fountain blow his shirt up and out.

Owen didn't play in the fountains for as long as I expected.  He wanted to sit up on a perch with his friend Alec to watch the other kids play in the fountains.

Then their friend Lou joined to scope out the water play below.

Owen and Alec sat together while we were waiting for picnic lunches to be handed out.

After lunches were consumed, Owen was turning cartwheels everywhere.

There was a musician singing and playing his Jamaican drums for us while we ate.

On our way to the playground and bathrooms after lunch, the DoubleTree free cookie mobile was out and handing out cookies.

Owen played hide and seek at the playground.

It was so hot out the kids begged to go back to the fountains to cool off.  More cartwheels needed to be turned.

I loved watching him dance in the water.  He had so much fun.

Field Trip to Centennial Park - Chloe

During the summer, Discovery Point takes the kids on one or two field trips each week.  I was thrilled to be able to go on the one to Centennial Park downtown with both kids.  Once downtown, we had to walk across all the engraved cobblestones before seeing the fountains.

Chloe LOVED standing right on top of the fountains and was all giggles as the water made her shirt blow out in front of her.

She had fun running through the fountains, too.

After playing in the fountains for an hour, we walked to a shaded area for a picnic lunch.  Then we found this fun playground for the kids to run off more energy.

Chloe spun herself dizzy on this chair.

Chloe's Field Trip to Cagle's Dairy

Chloe's Kindergarten class took a field trip to Cagle's Dairy up in Canton and I was lucky enough to get to be one of the chaperones!  This was my group of girls to watch over for the field trip.

The kids got a demonstration on how the cows get an upside down shower to get cleaned up before getting milked each morning and afternoon.

 Then they got to stick their fingers in the udder suckers to feel that suction.  I love the look on Chloe's face!

This is the machine that fills the milk cartons with the milk.

We got to see a Border Collie in action, herding the cows over to our hayride wagon.

Cagle's makes THE best milk!  I wish our grocery stores carried it, but we're not close enough to the dairy.  Sniff.

Chloe got to feed this goat and others.  I told her that this one was her sister.  ;)

She had such a FUN FUN time on this field trip.  But really, how could she not when she is such an animal lover?!

After the tour of the dairy, she got to choose a little pumpkin to take home.

Here is her whole Kindergarten class sitting together before the picnic lunch.  Mrs. Cameron is sitting right behind Chloe and is her new teacher since Mrs. McMichael moved back to Detroit.  Another sniff.  We really like Mrs. Cameron (she was even one of Chloe's and Owen's teachers at Sunbrook when they were 3 years old), but we really miss Mrs. McMichael!

Can you guess what my Beanarina is doing?

She is cleaning her face.  My bizarre little Bean!  She always finds a way to be different.  :)