Crow Canyon Gardens

The boys and I went on a field trip to CC Gardens today with M's class and Teacher Sarah. It's behind where Mudd's restaurant used to be and I never even knew it was there. It's this awesome garden where people can rent plots to do their gardening...I was surprised as we live in such a non-urban area, but I guess there are still people who don't have land to plant their own gardens. Anyway, we learned about tons of different plants and the boys even got to eat some herbs and flowers. We saw how artichokes and asparagus grow...you learn something new every day...and some old favorites like daisies and strawberries. There's also a beautiful creek you can walk down to.

M's teacher set up different stations for the kids to travel through. At one of the stations, Teacher Leslie let each child pick a stuffed animal out of a bag and hide it behind a blanket. They could give hints until the other children guessed what the "native" to the area animals were. M was up first and his hint was, "This animal eats acorns." Everyone immediately guessed a squirrel. B was not next, but after each child had a turn he kept insisting it was his turn...thank goodness it was his teacher in charge so she was able to laugh it off. When it was B's turn, his hint was, "When this animal grows up he has antlers." Again, the kids immediately guessed a deer.

M and B are freaking geniuses!

Another station was snack and reading time. B loudly told Teacher Patty, while she was moving the book around so that everyone could see the pictures, " Teacher Patty! I can't see!" That kids is a riot. Definitely not shy about making sure his demands are met.

The final station was the guitar/music/singing station. One of the kids dads sang with his guitar as accompaniment and the kids "sang" along while beating on their school-made instruments. M made a tamborine type of thing with beans and bells inside. He is very proud of this creation.

The kids had a great time and it was a fun field trip for all.