First Ever Field Trip - The Pumpkin Patch

I can't believe my son is old enough to be going on field trips. We had our first one this week and it was to Northern Lights Christmas Tree Farm which also has an awesome set up for a pumpkin patch, hay ride, spider shed (?), massive pumpkins, turkeys, goats, cows, a catapult from which they made 3 pumpkins fly further than I've ever seen and much to the kid's joy, smashed all over the ground. I volunteered to drive for the field trip and by the morning of was deeply regretting it. I woke up feeling awful and sicker than I had felt in a long time. However, I figured it was just a cold and I could tough it out. I am so glad I did, it was a blast! All the kids were able to pick a pumpkin, two gourds and three ears of popping corn. They had different colors of corn, red, white and blue. We are supposed to let it dry for a week, remove the husk and then put it in a paper bag into the microwave and I guess it just pops right on the ear. We'll see if it works.

I'm so glad that I am a stay at home mom and get to participate in things like this. My only complaint, sitting in the rain on a hay bale in the rain didn't help my cold and by that night I was in bed with a fever and have yet to recover. So next time, if I feel sick, I'll send grandma. :0)