"Mommy, I am going to remember this day forever!"

I smiled as my thigh muscles protested the extra fifty pounds in tow.

My littlest darling has been counting down the days until her first field trip. A ride on the big yellow school bus to the pumpkin patch!

Last night she prepared her clothes. She started with her required red shirt for field trips which she decorated. Following instructions, she added a shirt underneath so she was wearing layers. Jeans. Shoes. And her pumpkin socks.

"They are for Halloween, Mom, but I thought they would be perfect for my first field trip."