Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Pumpkin Patch and Bamboo Farms

I know I am way past due for an update! Last week we went on a field trip with our coop group. We were lucky that Papa took that day off and went with us too!! It was so much fun and we had a great turn out. I wasn't able to get an exact count, but I know we had over 75 people!! The weather was great too! We visited the Bamboo Farms and Coastal Gardens and also got to pick pumpkins from their pumpkin patch! Of course, I took lots and lots of pictures to share. We broke up into 3 groups for the tour so I don't have pictures of the whole group.

A Cool spider web, Kristen spotted beside the gazebo.



In the gazebo, getting ready to start the tour, listening to instructions and getting the scavenger hunt papers.



Ian looking at the sugar cane equipment.


Learning about the Bamboo...


Hiding in the Bamboo



Listening to some of the history of the grounds at the entrance.


A passion fruit plant


The Passion Fruit greenhouse


In the Banana Tree greenhouse



The big kids checking out a HUGE wasp nest up above the sugar cane equipment


Ian in a Bamboo gazebo




Picking up some small pebbles for the scavenger hunt


Ian in a Crepe Myrtle Tree


Kristen walking by the blackberry patch


Aaron by the Bamboo Trees
My four kiddos by the sugar cane field...


Part of our group, heading to the pumpkin patch!


In the butterfly garden
Most of the kids in our group


Walking through the butterfly garden....

There are 4 yellow butterflies on this bush..



In the pumpkin patch!!







Some of the teenagers






Ian and our neighbor, Alex, waiting for the picnic lunch


Looking at the fish and turtles at the picnic pavilion.




BIG catfish!!






Mama and Ian!



Sweet Girls!! Morgan, Sara and Kelly



It was a fun day!!

1 comment:

Rhonda said...

That looked like so much fun! I loved the pumpkin patch. We have pumpkin patches here but the pumpkins are already off the vines. My girls have never had the chance to pick on like that.