Field Trip!

Today was Chandler's first field trip. The entire kindergarten headed to the zoo. I was able to come too, as a chaperone. I received a memo asking me to come to the school to meet my "group" and pick up their lunches. But so many parents had signed up, my group consisted of Chandler and one other little boy. Whew!

The kids were so excited to ride the bus to the zoo!

First we went to the sea lion show and had lunch.

Here's my group, all two of them. Um... I think they may be twins!

Looking at giraffes. They have two new babies.

For some reason, Chandler loves to get in confined spaces. I am always finding him under his bed, in a laundry basket, a box, etc. Here he is in a egg, presumably the one he hatched from.

Here's his whole class, with his teacher, Mrs. Moske. Chandler loves her and she is so good with the kids!

We love the zoo! For those of you who were wondering, the Memphis Zoo was just ranked #1 in the nation by Trip Advisor. We have a pass and went a lot this summer. It was so fun to spend the day with my boy. He has grown up so much since he started school.

Halloween Conversations

Knock, Knock!
Chandler: Trick or Treat!
Neighbor: Oh, look, Iron Man! I haven't seen that movie yet.
Chandler: Well, you've missed it. It's not at the movie theatre anymore. But it is available to own on DVD.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween was a busy day! The kids both had parties at school. I was able to attend Chandler's first kindergarten party. I was in charge of the Bingo Center. It was so fun to be in his classroom and see all of his cute friends. After school we headed to my Mom's to carve our pumpkin.

Dave did the majority of the work, while we all observed. (I roasted the seeds and they were snacky!)

Here's my Mom (aka Little Red Riding Hood) with all of the Tennessee grandkids. It was a much bigger group last year!

You may have noticed that Callie is a different princess that she was for Trunk or Treat. She got a lot of dress up clothes for her birthday in August, so she had her choice of costume. She wanted to be Belle. You may also have noticed that she looks a little forlorn. She did NOT enjoy trick or treating. We walked outside to take pictures. She took one look at the darkness, the ghosts, floating in the trees, and the people in scary costumes walking around the neighborhood and burst into tears. We drug her to a few houses. Unfortunately the first one had some witch cackling, which set her off again. I asked her if she wanted to get candy or go home and go to bed. She sobbed, "I want my bed!"

Iron Man was feeling much better and was all about the trick or treating. He racked up. Fortunately, David and I were able to relieve him of all of his peanut contained candy. (Reeses are my favorite!)

Hope everyone had a safe and Happy Halloween!