I was so happy Matthew and I could accompany Joey's first grade class to the Laurel Pumpkin Patch. His teacher, Mrs. Barbeau, and the other 2 first grade classes all boarded the bus and drove out to our favorite farm. Matt and I followed in the van. We enjoyed a hay ride, made our way through the corn maize, picked out our pumpkins, and ate lunch. The next day, we all went to Joey's school and did some experiments on the pumpkins. We weighed and measured, found out if they floated, and drew funny faces on them.
The day of the field trip, Joey's teacher had to tell many of the kids in his class that "not everyone can sit with Joey". Joey seems to be a hot commodity, especially among the ladies, and one lucky girl grabbed his arm first. This happens almost every day, though. As we go walking through the crowd at the playground after school, I hear a chorus of "bye Joey!"'s, and have even witnessed a line -- yes, an honest to goodness LINE -- of little girls waiving at my cute little boy. He barely turns his head and raises a hand to waive. Interesting.
Even though the 1st grade girls wanted Joey's attention, he usually only has time for his best friend, Reece. They found each other through the crowd, and stuck together as all good buddies should.
Joey managed to find a pumpkin, even while being flanked by his admirers. One little girl found a caterpillar and gave it to him, as sort of an offering. He enjoyed the crowds that came to him to see it, and played for a long time with that fuzzy little creature (the caterpillar, not the girl).
Matt was just happy he got to pick his own pumpkin... and wear his cowboy boots.
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