Trip to the pumpkin patch

This past Wednesday Ella's Pre-K class had a field trip to the pumpkin patch. Ella was so excited, and it ended up being a great trip!
Ella of course had to have a pumpkin shirt for the pumpkin patch. Adam's cousin, Erin, was nice enough to make one for Ella. It turned out cuter than anything I could have found on etsy. I'm glad to have crafty friends:) 

I am so thankful I'm able to join Ella on field trips and leader days. I love to see her in the classroom and around her friends. She is super quiet, but I can tell she enjoys herself when she is around kids her age.  Mammy was also able to join us since she is retired now.

First up at the patch was the castle and maze. There is a bell to ring in the middle. Ella took a few short cuts and crawled over the hay bales. 

Next up was the "duck race" and"rat race."  Ella waited patiently in line for awhile to get her turn at the duck race. It took her a bit to get the hang of it, but she finally got her duck going! 

 Ella was smart and waited until all the kids had moved on so she could have another turn. 

 The "rat race" was so cute to watch. Ella had her first turn with her little friend, Wesley. She waited again so she could have a turn by herself. 

 Nick and Jude started racing her, and Ella was ahead until the end. 

Once this was over we headed to Ella's favorite part of the pumpkin patch, the corn maze and slide. She loves that slide and could probably go down it all day long. 

Before heading into the corn maze the kids got together for a picture. Ella has such a big class this year. There are a couple of siblings in this picture, but altogether she has 21 in her class. 

 After a walk through the maze Ella finally got to go down the slide. 

Lastly, we got to take a hayride to pick a pumpkin. This is my favorite part. 

 

It was a great day at the pumpkin patch. Ella is so lucky to have such a great group of kids to call her friends and great teachers too. I'm excited to see her have fun and grow in her last year of preschool.