First 'School' Trip

Today Toby went on his first (pre) school trip. It was to Clumber Park, one of our local jaunts. As a parent and committee member, I got roped into going along as a responsible adult (!?!).

Toby was very excited at the prospect and much to Beth's annoyance kept on about it all the way to school. We met at the conservation centre and jumped straight into looking at leaves, flowers and bugs. After the first of many toilet trips, everyone was ready to explore.

Normally when we go, we follow the same route which generally covers the play area, the lakeside, sometimes the restaurant and occasionally the walled garden. It was rather nice to go a different way and see what else was about.

Apart from the lure of running free (as he normally would when there), all the kids did pretty well at listening to the National Trust staff as they talked about the trees, animals and flowers. They measured the circumference of a tree trunk in children (roughly 13 though I suspect we could have lost a few), explored a den, feed squirrels and smelled lots of herbs.

Of course the highlight of the day for Toby was eating his packed lunch! After a 5:15am wake-up (not by choice) we were both a little tired and headed home for a quick snooze on the sofa before collecting Beth.