This was our first group field trip, "UMS-style." Leah's school is a university model school, which is a hybrid of traditional classroom and homeschool. The parents and classroom teachers are considered co-teachers together. And this field trip was planned and executed by the co-teachers. That's mostly us moms (and a few brave dads.) Apple day was, as one might expect, all about apples.
We read stories about apples, did science experiments with apples, had some apple-themed crafts and made caramel apples for snack!
And then played like crazy at the park.
A little science...
A little competition...
A little Arabian??? Yes, there she is...My child is the Arabian apple carrier....
The story is one of a struggle over clothing. Right now Leah is sensitive to what she perceives as restrictive clothing... Closed toes shoes, sleeves, pants that touch her legs anywhere, waistbands... The struggle usually only lasts a few minutes after I force her to wear something she doesn't want to wear, then she gets used to it and forgets to freak out or complain. Some days I don't feel like struggling or listening to complaining and this morning was one of those... "Fine! You don't have to wear pants or tights and you can wear your sandals and no jacket and you will be VERY VERY COLD!" (Said a mother with a secret plan to pack her daughters jacket and leggings in the car for the moment when she came crawling back for more layers.... Of course her mother forgot... So she wore my sweater like a burka most of the day while I froze.)
I brought a bag of small apples for some of the festivities. I gave one to Ava to hold... And I looked down a few minutes later and she had eaten the whole thing! Seeds, core and all! I call her baby shark because of all those teeth (and all the biting) but I think she might also be related to the horse!
In her hand is what remains of the second apple of the morning.
When they were handing out inhibitions, Leah took hers and some of Ava's too, I believe. She is so cautious about new things. She has climbed a thousand play structures... but not this one... So she was nervous. I talked her through it.
Proud of herself... And then she climbed it 739 more times.
Little sister's turn...
She's a good-time-baby!
Whoops!!!! That could have been bad....
She recovered nicely... Don't worry Pops, I didn't let her go much further.
Yahoooooo!
Snack time! (And a major headband malfunction!)
I have had a lifetime love affair with chocolate... So to me it almost feels like cheating to say that caramel apples might be my favorite treat ever... But... they just might be. I'm a purest though. No sprinkles, no nuts... Just a crock pot full of melted caramel and a spoon... I mean an apple.
We loved apple day! And we love kindergarten!
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