Madison's Field Trip

Today Madison's class took a field trip to the Natural Science Museum! I went to chaperone, but the kids rode in the chartered buses, and the parents met them there. Maddy was very excited to ride on the big bus. The best thing about it in her eyes was that "There are NO seatbelts, Mom!!!"


Each of the kids was paired up with a buddy, and each pair had a mom or dad in charge of keeping them with the group. So I was with Madison and her friend Kimmy. When I met Kimmy this morning, Maddy told me "Mom! This is Kimmy. She is my best friend. I don't know how we got to be best friends - we just are!! And we're never not friends." Kimmy was adorable - very sweet to Madison and they stayed with me the whole time!

There were all kinds of fun hands-on activities. This was in part of the Snakes and Lizards exhibit, which was the main attraction today. I didn't get any pics of all the live snakes and lizards, but there were some really cool creatures there! The kids all enjoyed looking at them.

Afterward, we went outside and had a picnic lunch and then the kids played by the water fountain until the buses came back. Here's a pic of Maddy's cute class, and their teacher, Mrs. Phinney. They were wiped out after the excursion - Madison told me she fell asleep on the bus ride back to the school!