Gabrielle's 1st field trip!

Today was Gabrielle's 1st field trip and we went to Paugh's Orchard in Quicksburg. Gabby's "buddy" for the day (and the other kid I had to chaperone) was her friend Kaitlyn - they both go to In Motion for dance so already knew each other before finding out they were in the same pre-k class.

This orchard was so cute and fun! Paugh was such a character and had the kids laughing and enjoying themselves the whole time! We took a tour of the orchard and Paugh showed us how the pickers use their baskets, how the tractor moves the apple bins once they're full, the difference between the 6 types of apples they grow, explained what feeder corn is, showed us the peach trees (which of course are without peaches at the moment) and much more. The kids were allowed to eat/pick as many apples as they liked as well as try some cider, pick out a pumpkin and take home an ear of feeder corn. Gabby couldn't wait to go home and leave her corn out for the squirrels!

Here's a slide - what gorgeous weather we had!