Our library held a special story time today. They had a fireman come read books to the kids and then afterward they got to go inside an ambulance and get up close to a firetruck. We went with Niki and Hannah and the kids all seemed to enjoy themselves. The whole time the fireman was reading the book, Logan kept pointing out the firetruck to me and I could tell he was excited. Lindsay really liked the books and enjoyed asking lots of questions about the firetruck and learning about what everything does. Logan was overly attached to me today and didn’t want to get in the ambulance or even really LOOK at the firetruck. That surprised me a little bit, but once I saw him jumping off the curb over and over again I knew he was having fun, NEXT to the firetruck. He’s so funny. Here are some pics of our fun morning.

Most of the time I like to think of myself as an easy going mother. I let my kids enjoy life by jumping off things, wrestling with each other and probably letting them do things that will get them hurt, but that’s healthy right? As long as it’s not too dangerous I don’t think twice about it. But this week has proven me wrong. Lindsay is going on her first field trip with her preschool class this Thursday and I am literally FREAKING out!!! They are going to a pumpkin patch in Orem and the teacher and a couple other parents are driving the kids there. I’m just not very comfortable with the thought of Lindsay driving in a complete stranger’s car! Jeffy asked if I’d feel more comfortable if she drove with her teacher and at first I was okay with it, but now I’m even having second thoughts about that. My gut is that I need to drive her there myself but then I feel like I’m being over-protective. What do I do? As other young mothers, am I being too crazy about this? I want her to have a good experience and I don’t want her to feel like she’s being left out of anything by driving with me. Are 3 year olds even capable of feeling left out? If any of you had preschool field trips with your kids, how did you handle them?