Tanaka Farms & The Great Park: School Field Trip

Savannahs Preschool went on a field trip to Tanaka Farms. Its kind of a tradition to go every season as they have several different tours: Watermelon Tour, Strawberry tour, Pumpkin Patch Tour and Christmas Tree tour, each of which include picking a recently grown item. This Pumpkin tour included a cart ride out to the fields. A petting zoo. The picking of vegtables: radishes, carrots, green beans and onions. There was a corn maze, a hay maze and a pumpkin patch. Pumpkin rule: you gotta be able to carry out the one you pick- kids included. This wasn't a problem for Savannah as she was set on getting a "Savannah-sized" pumpkin to go with the "mommy" pumpkin that was at home. Here on some pics from the day.

When we first got there Savannah couldn't friend her friend Kira... so she forced a smile for the Camera.

Aw and Kira was found.  They held hands for a long time.

Here are some of the kids from the school.  The preschool she is in has a 2 day class a 3 day class and a 4 day class.  Savannah is in 2 day.  This was an all school field trip so some of the kids aren't in her actual class.

Savannah and Kira chatting it up as up parents try to snap a couple good ones of most of the kids looking our way!

Aww- she has grown almost an inch since last month.  We started charting at home so she would have more of a visual motivator to eat her veggies- its been working- and shes been growing!

Sweet little Charlotte just hanging out in the stroller.  She wasn't too happy about missing a nap and made sure everybody knew it- but you could never tell from this pic of a "happy" moment.  Just love this pic!

Savannah in the hay maze.

The Pumpkin Savannah picked. 

This is the "Great Park" in Irvine.  Why have I never heard of this place?  The Carousel was/is FREE and so was a ride int hat giant Orange balloon- which they dressed up like a pumpkin for the month of October.  So cool!!

This little boys name is Griffin.  He was, coincidentally, in the same swim class as Savannah not long ago, and now he is in her class and seems to like her!

The view from the top- check out our balloon shadow!!  This park is built upon an old military airfield base that has been closed for years... its still growing and its pretty enormous!

Savannah rode the kitty twice along with the zebra and the tiger.  Poor Savannah she was so sad to get off it.  She was allowed to ride as many times as she wanted but was too short to ride without me, which meant I had to drag Charlotte along too.  The first few times I just held Charlotte in my arms, then I actually strapped her onto a horse and held her that way.  She seemed to love it.  But 4 times was just too much for her and I.  After that I was just done, and SICK.  Someone tell me a good brand of those balance bracelets because I need one!  I get so easily motion sick these days, yuck.  Charlotte got sick after too and actually threw up a bit, poor thing.  Savannnahs love and concern for Charlotte trumped her desire to get back on the carousel so we were able to go home!  Phew. Here she is riding the zebra!

Both girls feel asleep in the car on the way home- aw the peace of a quiet drive!