Fiesta Farm Field Trip

Last week Elina's class took a field trip to a petting zoo called Fiesta Farms. We went last year with our little preschool, but this year was pretty awesome because we were the only school group that particular day. So the kids got to feed all the animals and they got to have a pony ride (on top of the hayride)! It was pretty exciting!
Even Eli got in on the action. He was pretty funny on the field trip because he was willing to feed the smaller animals and not so willing to feed the bigger ones. He fed the bunnies really well, but he wouldn't go anywhere near the cows. Then when it was time to feed the pigs, he actually held the crackers out and said, "Piggy, piggy!" And when the pigs started coming to him, he freaked out and just dropped the crackers on their faces. He panicked!


Then he held the hay out for the horse to eat...but when the horse started coming toward him, he would just walk away with the hay still in his hands! It was so (unintentionally) mean!


So I tried to tell him he had to give the horses the hay...so he ended up just dropping it on the floor for them--for later. Oh well.


Elina actually fed all the animals. She was especially fond of this white baby goat. She fed him the most. I asked her why that one was her favorite and she said it was because it was the prettiest one. Of course. Elina was so excited to ride a pony! She wasn't scared at all and she really enjoyed it.


The funny thing is that everyone in Elina's class knows Eli by his name. Whenever we visit the classroom, all the kids try to play with him. They'll say, "Eli, do you want to go to the science center?" or something like that. And he just goes along with them and plays with these older kids. He loves it. Now, no one knows MY name at all! They just call me "Elina's mommy." Funny, right? So at the end of the field trip, they let the kids play with bubbles and Eli had a blast running around with the big kids popping bubbles. Our little guy is growing up!