Pumpkin Patch

I accompanied Jackson and his kindergarten class to a Pumpkin Patch in Turon, KS. It was nicely done - there were lots of activities for the kids. the above picture is Sammie, Cody, Jackson, Caleb, and Gavin. Gavin is a handful!! Cody is the boy Jackson plays with the most.

Mrs. Whistler is the aide in his class. The girl on the far right is Taylor, our neighbor. She's a sweet girl.

Most of the class. I think there were two missing from this picture.

There was a race track for tricycles, a big slide, a petting zoo, a maze made out of feed (not nearly as impressive as the corn maze we went to at Buhler), and a scarecrow stuffing station. Jackson was disappointed we didn't get to try the pumpkin cannon - mounted on a fire engine. It was guaranteed to shoot the pumpkins at least 1/4 of a mile (probably not the best idea with 118 kindergartners running around!) These farmers sure had some creative ways to make money from their farm! We did take a hayride out to the pumpkin patch also.

Jackson loves his kindergarten teacher and really enjoys his class. I volunteer every Tuesday morning and try to go along on field trips. I think his teacher is a bit overwhelmed at this point - there are 24 kids in the class - one in a wheelchair, one autistic boy, and one girl who still wears diapers, plus lots of other BUSY little people. It's been fun for me to spend time at the kids' schools and get to know the teachers and other parents.