Farm Field Trip

On Friday, I accompanied Spencer and his kindergarten class on a field trip to the 4-H fairgrounds for a Farm Field trip. The kids were learning about farm animals in class and every year, all the kindergarten classes get to visit farm animals for hands on learning. All the kids had a great time. I even learned a thing or two about some of the animals we saw. Here are some photos from the trip.

Spencer and his best friend, Max

Learning about sheep

Here's the dairy cow. The boy talking about the cow asked the kids how much they thought the cow weighed. Spencer was the first to guess. His guess.....60lbs. Then he corrected himself and said 90lbs. Good try pal! Actually the cow weighed in at 1,600lbs and produces 8 gallons of milk per day.

Spencer and Jordan petting the baby ducks.






Spencer and Max on the hay ride. (Notice Max's sweatshirt. His parents are alums of Michigan State and were actually there the same time as I was....Hey Jason and Mindy!)

If only Mr. Kellogg could hear that.....

Spencer, Syd, and I were eating breakfast this morning. Syd was eating Kix cereal, Spencer was eating Cheerios and I was eating Rice Krispies. Spencer commented that my cereal, Rice Krispies, was "talking" to me. So, I figured I had a teachable moment in my hands. Every kid needs to learn about Snap, Crackle & Pop. I explained about the popping cereal and then showed the kids the cereal box and the characters.

At this point, Spencer said, "Dad, I think Snap is the best." And then, without hesitation, Sydney says, " Dad, I like crap." After the initial laughter, I figured she meant "Crackle." I corrected her and no one (but me) was the wiser. Good stuff.......