Ethan's Kindergarten Field Trip -- To the ZOO!!

This past Wednesday Ethan's Kindergarten class went on a field trip to the Binder Park Zoo. This is the 3rd time I've gone on a school field trip to this zoo. Twice with Jacob and this once with Ethan. Over the last 3 years I have found certain things to be true.

1. If at the beginning of the week the weather man calls for sunshine and warm weather. Don't believe him. It is going to be cold. It is going to act like its going to rain and you are going to wish you had packed a 3rd jacket because 2 just aren't cutting it.... but you will not need the umbrella... it was a hoax just so you'd pack it and carry it around all day in the 50 pound backpack.
2. As much as you would like to just hang out with your best friend and your 2 children, the teachers like you both and are going to put you in charge of 5 children!!
3. You will think you packed enough food to feed an army, but you will realize (for the 3rd time) that you can not pack enough food. And going more than 5 minutes without eating is a really hard thing for a kindergartener to do!!
4. Money for hot chocolate is a must since all of you are feeling the effects of hypothermia.
5. There is nothing like going on a special outing with your child. And no matter the weather, how many children you are in charge of or how hungry they seem to be, these are the BESTEST memories!!

Rachel and Me

Ethan and Hope

The 5 Hooligans (don't let those innocent faces fool you!)

Ethan and his best friend

The 5 Hooligans and an Elephant

The 5 Hooligans and Rachel (those innocent smiles are very misleading!)

The 5 Hooligans and a scale... apparently they weigh as much as a zebra!! (although I think the scale may be off a smidge because it said the same thing when I stepped on...)

The 5 Hooligans and a Cow

The 5 Hooligans and a VERY large ant

My Hooligan and his teachers Mrs. Walker (left) and Mrs. Bowden (right)