Circle "S" Farm

Last Saturday, the children's division at our church took a trip to Circle "S" Farm. It was a bit chilly, but overall a pretty day to be out so we decided to go. Everyone met at the church for hotdogs then on to the pumpkin farm.

They have so many things to do! There's a huge barn with hay everywhere to jump in and slides set up inside. Outside there's a sunflower maze, corn maze, a scarecrow cave and a petting zoo.

Like most homeschooling families, I don't do alot of "field trips" on the weekends. Why? Because the crowds are ridiculous and there are lines for everything! This place is pretty spread out so really it wasn't that bad. The only real line was for food. I wish I had brought my own! We had to stand in line forever for bottled water...ugh! We really wasted alot of time there and didn't make it to all the fun activities they have.

A hay wagon takes you out to the field where you can pick your own pumpkin. The kids really loved that wagon ride! There was a misunderstanding about when to buy the tickets for the pumpkins so my kids didn't get to pick any, but they had fun anyway :)

Here's a bit of our afternoon:
Scarecrow Cave:
In the barn:

One of My Favorite Things

At our church on Wednesday night we all split up into our different groups. Brandon and Nicholas go to RA's and Megan goes to Mission Friends; they are both groups learning about evangelism so the kids will know how to talk to others about God. Hopefully, in their lives they will all have lots of opportunities to witness to others about Jesus and the saving grace of God.

Kristen goes to Youth group which is where I go as well. Yeah, I'm a little old ;) I just help out there :) I love watching these young people getting into some really deep conversations about their faith and the Bible.

After all our lessons are over, a group of families stay to fellowship and allow their kids some time together. I love this! I get to hang out and talk to other moms while the kids run around and play! When co-op is in session, we have to scurry home in order to wake up early on Thursday. I bark orders continuously in order to keep them moving to their beds...I hate that. I start when we pull into our development telling them where to put their shoes and to get pj's on immediately, reminding Brandon to have his backpack ready, and as we enter the house they hear the same instructions until they are all in their beds ready to be tucked in. It's exhausting, but if I want them to be rested somewhat for a busy Thursday, it's what I have to do.

But...

When co-op ends in April, and if the weather's nice, I indulge them every Wednesday with their play time :) We are often the last ones to leave. Bedtime is out the window! I snapped these pictures last night after some of the kids had already left. They play "Ghost in the Graveyard", "Sharks and Minnows" or just run around! They all absolutely love it! It is definitely one of my favorite things about summer :)