Field Trip Frenzy!

Our very first field trip of the year...I'm so glad it was right on our own soccer field. I'm not quite ready to take these kinder kids off campus yet! The WVU Hospitals medic helicopter landed on our very own soccer field yesterday.

We all watched in great anticipation as the copter landed!

The excitement mounted all day..and I mean ALL. DAY. LONG. We enjoyed a lunchtime pizza party for being the class to see the most pizzas for our fundraiser and the control I like to think I have over the class went downhill from there. By the time we got to the soccer field the kids were dizzy with enthusiasm for the impending helicopter landing. Of course, the helicopter was about 20 minutes later than expected! They had some trouble getting cleared for takeoff, but once the kids heard the sound coming over the trees there was no calming them down. The kids watched in great anticipation as the copter circled around the soccer field...and I held my breath as the copter came closer and closer to the beloved soccer field...praying the entire time that the soccer field would not be ruined smack dab in the middle of soccer season! (Boy would my name be mud...sorry Coach Hobbs!)

My son, Jared, was so proud to have his picture next to the helicopter!

Each and every child got a chance to get inside the helicopter and ask as many questions as they wanted. It was a wonderful end to a wonderful week, but boy was I tired by the end of the day! Good thing these things are planned for Fridays!

(And for those of you who are wondering...the soccer field is still in top condition. Whew! Coach Hobbs can take me off his doghouse list!)