The Grass Family Chronicles

Caleb and I went on his big kindergarten field trip to Camp Tilikum recently. Mindy commented that it was cool that I was a field trip mom, and I thought about how lucky I am that I can do that, even though I have two other kids and a job! It really takes a village. Or, in our case, really good babysitters! But I digress. Back to Camp Tilikum. So, we got on the bus and went on our way to Newberg. It was a good 45 minute ride, and let me tell you, a bus full of excited kindergarteners is CRAZY! Fortunately, we all got there in one piece. It was so organized; they set up different stations around the whole camp that we went to at certain times, and fortunately, we traveled by class, because Caleb would have been crushed to be without his best friend, Julien.



Our first activity, was tug of war. First it was boys against girls (girls won). Then they had the parents against kids. Caleb and I were at the front, and I laid down the smack talk pretty thick but I am slightly embarrassed to say the kids beat us! I guess we got to show them what good sportsmanship looks like. :)



After that, it was off to the tree house and rope bridge. I was so amazed at how eagerly Caleb was willing to try something new! I guess forcing him into new situations is finally paying off. He loved the rope bridge and went across it several times.



Then we went to the Fawver Center to do a craft. Caleb wasn't too excited about it, but he and Julien found some entertainment amongst the bead keychain making.



A hike was next. We hiked across a bridge and around the lake to get to the fishing dock. Caleb really liked fishing. Unfortunately, he didn't catch a fish, but he really wants to go again, so I suppose a fishing trip will be made this sometime summer.



Our last activity was canoeing. The had all the kids line up to explain some safety rules, and it was so cute that Caleb and Julien started holding hands. They knew that we had to split up into groups and wanted to make sure they would stay together. How cute is that?!




It was a great field trip. You would think that after all that the bus ride would be quiet, but of course it was crazier than before! I was ready for a nap when I got home!

Posted in: on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at at 8:57 PM