Ecogarden Fieldtrip

Braydens class had a fieldtrip to the Ecogardens here in Bacolod this past week! The first attempt got rained out so he's been really excited about going for a while now. Sydney and dad stayed home to sleep so I got to go with Brayden. There were a bunch of different birds, monkeys, snakes, turtles, spotted deer, pigs and crocodiles. Brayden loved to touch the snake and was a little nervous about the turtles but there was no way he was touching the crocodiles.

They first showed the class the big crocs and started poking it with a big stick. Well this really mad it angry and it was snarling and trying to bite the stick and it sure would move fast!! After this friendly demonstration they brought out a smaller crocodile and asked the kids if anyone wanted to "pet" it. Well they were all terrified thinking it would attack their little hands, I can't remember any of Braydens classmates touching the little guy, even though it was missing the top half of its mouth!

One of the biggest changes we've noticed with Brayden since we've enrolled him in school is he's become a lot more outgoing. He was so shy and clingy, whimpering if someone just looked at him. He seems to make friends more easily now, especially with his classmates. His teachers have noticed he seems to have made a "best friend" shown here, Vance:

The fieldtrip ended with the kids having the oppertunity to paint a figurine, Brayden did an excellent job painting his little hippo orange! It was really nice to see Brayden interact with his classmates and to see the friends that he's making. He seems to really enjoy the time playing with his friends!