I took yesterday off to chaperone Connor’s class to Uesugi farm.  Connor was very excited that I was coming along and wanted to make sure we stayed together.  The bus unfortunately did not show up in the morning and it turned out that the school made a mistake with the arrangement.  Luckily they were able to find another bus to come over and we were an hour behind the initial schedule.  Connor wanted to sit with me in the bus but his friends requested to sit with him; we finally agreed that he and I would sit together on the way back instead.  When we arrived at the farm, it was quite crowded, staff there led us to wait for the hayride and next the train ride.  The rides were fun but It did feel that the kids might be too old to be as thrilled with them.  Afterward, we finally stopped for lunch.  With the time constraint due to the bus situation, we seemed to be a bit rushed.  Quickly after we wrapped up lunch, we were led to the pumpkin patch to pick up a pumpkin, then we walked through the corn maze and the butterfly garden.  Afterward it was time to hop back onto the bus.  Again the rest of the activities seemed too tame for the second graders.  But all in all, the kids had a fun day being outdoors and were happy to take a pumpkin home.  I also enjoyed a day off from work and spent some time with Connor along with his classmates in my group.  The few kids especially the three girls in my group were such cute kids and did a great job staying together.

   After school, I took the boys to martial arts.  I always enjoy watching them as I am often working when they have lessons.