What a Day...

On Monday A's class ventured to Columbia for a tour of the state house and a vistit to the zoo. There were quite a few (well behaved) 3rd graders that went (3 buses full). It's been a long time since I was on a chartered bus- things have changed! There were atleast 4 if not more tv screens- if we would've had those when I was in elementary school- the trips would've gone much smoother! In our group I had 3 boys and 1 girl. I was kind of worried but as soon as we sat down on the bus- still in the parking lot- the little girl burped- that would've put the entire 3rd grade class of boys to shame! She held her own- as soon as we hit the road- I overheard the converstion- hey do you know where babies come from? I sat very still and quiet- just to hear her explanation- well she proceded to tell the seatmate- first the mommy and daddy get married- I sat up and told them they didn't need to be talking about that. I guess she was correct in all aspects! I had fears of a child going home telling mom- guess what I learned today. They had fun at the state house- but had a blast at the zoo- we got to feed the goats and birds and even "pet" the huge turtles. I think the most fun that our group had was watching the giraffes pee and the turtles poop! All in all- it was a great trip!! A was being a kind brother and wanted to get J a gift from the gift shop. Since mom was buying it was a great time to show some love. A picked out a dart frog- well J wanted something else and is wanting to go back soon- looks like another trip to the zoo is in our near future!