Preschool Field Trip

We went to a nearby nature park for a field trip with Tyler's preschool class in October. I tried to take photos, but it was kind of difficult to capture memories while also attempting to make sure Tyler listened to the nature guide and Nathan stayed out of trouble. Tim was there, but since he'd just had heart surgery and wasn't allowed to pick up anything heavier than 5 pounds for about a week, there was only so much he could do to help with the boys.

Tyler and his little friend KigerAm I allowed to touch this? Making silly fish faces

The field trip began with an indoor lesson on how trees grow, a story about leaves, and pretending to be trees. At first Tyler's tree looked like it could use a little more water and/or sunlight. He was being shy, so his branches looked somewhat droopy.

Then he started participating a little more.

After the indoor activities we went outside to learn about different kinds of leaves: oak, maple, dogwood, pine and another one that we missed because Tyler needed a potty break.

Checking out different kinds of leaves

Once all the organized learning activities finished, everyone went to the playground so the kids could run off some energy before heading home. It was a fun little outing for the boys, but I have to admit that I was pretty exhausted by the end of it. Even so, I really enjoyed getting to watch Tyler with his classmates and his teachers, Miss Kerry and Miss Kay. Tyler is really blessed to have great teachers.

Time for the fun on the playground Coming out of the tunnel slide with lots of static

In the tunnel slide