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Makena's Class Trip: Delta Rivers Nature Center

Today was the beginning of field trip season!  I get to go on three field trips over the next three days!!  It will be exciting and busy!  I love that I get to spend a day focused on each of them with their class and friends.  It should be fun! 
Today we ventured to the Delta Rivers Nature Center in Pine Bluff.  We went there (our family) a couple of years ago and had a lot of fun, but it is so much different going in a big group!  We went on a nature hike, watched them feed gold fish to some really big fish, archery (Makena's favorite part!), and we also got to play with all the stuff in the center itself.  The kids had fun, but I think most of them are like Makena and agree that archery was the best!  After we were done there we went to the park, which was just around the corner and played for a little while, but man was it hot today!  Most of the time I wouldn't complain, but between these injections I'm getting (hot flash city!!) and the fact that we have to wear pants or long capri's (I had on jeans!), I was ready to leave the park within 20 minutes!!  So after we left, the teacher took them to McDonald's and got them all an ice cream cone :)
It was a great day and I'm so glad that I got to spend it with my sweet Makena!
Makena and friends looking off the bridge

Mommy and Makena day!!
 
Cam, Hailee, Anna Grace, and Makena listening to our guide, who by the way, was really full of himself.
 
If you look closely you can see a deer.  That deer was either deaf or half stupid to not run off when all of our bunch was coming down the trail!
 
She was happy because she had already shot once and was the best (of course)!
The other kids were at a disadvantage against her :)
 
Samantha and Makena
 
Fun at the Park!  This is a silly picture :)
 
"You discern my going out and my lying down; You are familiar with all my ways."
Psalm 139:3
 
Beth

 

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