Fall Field Trip (for the Co-op)!

Where better to take the co-op preschool class than to a pumpkin patch & corn maze?! For $8/child (parents were free of charge since we all teach our group--woot!) the kids were able to take a hay ride, go through the kid's corn maze, peruse the pumpkin patch and take their favorite pumpkin home, and ride on the cow train! It was about a 2 1/2 hour event (including the time it took us all to finish lunch) but the kids had a blast and it was certainly a memorable experience for the whole group :)

*A note about the following pictures: these are from my first batch of film used with my manual camera. (Read again, if needed. The shock can be intense.) This season has put me in the mood to use my old camera--something I haven't done in almost 10 years! I bought two rolls of black and white film (one of which I'm still waiting to be developed...because it takes two weeks...because b&w film is, sadly, a dying invention) and one in color, and I figured...if we're going to a pumpkin patch, on a farm, where the reds and oranges will be too vibrant to pass up the chance to take pics in color...then this is the time to use that roll ;) With all of that said...I've learned that a faster shutter speed is, in deed, necessary when taking pics of kids!!
Nonetheless, here are my favorite ones (and the only good ones LOL):

 Aislin with one of her preschool buddies, and Des at the back--as much a big kid as the others in his rain coat and boots!

 "Cheeeeese!"

 Cuties!

:)

 Gotta roll up those sleeves to do this job right!

 "Hi, Mom!"

The kids ran through the corn maze to find the next page of the "Spookly" story!

These next pics and video were taken with my phone...obviously lol ;)

On the cow train!

Gotta love this kid :)

Yes, I kept Des from hopping on the train...because it went fast enough that I was worried he'd just scream his face off! He was already uncomfortable enough having to trek through dirt that day, with no even ground to stand on, and he certainly didn't appreciate the times I let go of his hand just so I could take these pictures...so I figured he'd sit this one out. Bob was kind enough to wave to him, though :)

For some reason, blogger was having a hard time letting me put my video on the blog...so HERE'S the link to the video via dropbox!