Kelly's class had a field trip to Red Butte Gardens and once again I was not chosen to be one of the parent chapperones. I was bugged and Kelly was devastated, and then I got an email that said that any parents that wanted to come could come, but that they had to drive separately and pay their own way. So I got to go with her afterall! Kelly was cute, she wanted to ride up with me, and I was of course really flattered, but I thought she would miss out on the whole bus-riding-funness that is part of the coolness of going on a field trip. So I kinda talked her out of it. Or talked up the bus ride rather. I ended up riding up with one of Kelly's friends' mom. We had a lot of fun talking. She is a very amazing person and I admire her for all that she has been through in her life. It's always crazy to hear what trials someone else has to overcome and realize that yours are nothing. I'm not sure why I've been so lucky in my life, but I hope it doesn't come back to bite me in the end.
Red Butte Gardens were not as pretty as I thought it would be, but that's probably because it's practically still winter. It was a lot of fun hunting for Bobcats, and scouting out animal "evidences" though. Kelly is a pro! And she's such a good teacher! I love how Kelly is herself at school. She really is just free of her shell, and doesn't let what others might think stop her from doing what she knows is best. I love that. She's just a really cool girl. I'm happy to be her mom. We did see a few animals, a hawk, a bunny, a bunch of squirrels, and Kelly got to take apart a flower and learn all about pollenation. Pretty cool stuff. She didn't pose for pictures as much as she has in the past, but she did request that I take pictures of EVERYTHING we saw. These are the ones that I found interesting enough to put on here :)
We had such a good time together. I love spending time with my kids. Kelly's a sweetheart. She ended up riding home with us, she said, because she wanted to listen to the radio, so that was fun ;) We shared our lunch together and Kelly played on the playground at Bountiful park. I had to leave before she did because Nate had to have the car to go to work, but it was a fun little trip. Very memorable.
The Oak Tunnel
We named our group the "Rabbits" and everytime our guide said, "Hey Rabbits?!" We had to say, "Heeeey Sarah!" So cool. And Kelly loved that it was the same name as her Aunt :)
Mini Daffodils
A cute little blue bird I saw WAY off in the distance (I love my lens)
another nest. We kept watching to see if the hawk would come back and we couldn't see the eggs the guide was talking about.
And my ONE picture of Kelly.....
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