Preschool Field Trip

Abby got to take a field trip to the pumpkin patch with her preschool class. She enjoyed picking ears of corn and climbing the big haystack with her friends the most. The kids also got to go through the corn maze and choose a pumpkin to bring home. It was a fun little mother/daughter date for us to go on, and then she got to paint her pumpkin later that night at family home evening. 

Ireland

Ireland was stunning. What I liked most was the contrast between light and shadows. I could have spent the whole time on the coastline. It was similar to New Zealand but much more compact and the hedges they use to divide their properties make it much more quaint. The best scenery of all was at the Giant's Causeway. I've never seen such a unique natural formation and would love to spend more time there if I go back someday. We had a fantastic guide in Ireland who helped everyone have a great time and I had a few favorites out of our list of activities. I loved the show at Taylor's Three Rock and think they did an amazing job showcasing the traditional Irish river dancing as well as the harp, their national instrument. I also really enjoyed riding in the jaunting cars (horse drawn carriages) out into the Killarney National Forest past the lower lakes ending at Ross Castle and finallygaining good fortune by kissing the Blarney stone at Blarney castle ;).