Field trip with Syd on Friday to the State Capitol

This is the group of kids I had for the field trip. I can't remember ANY of their names! I had a girl, too, but she never did stay with us.

The "Super Secret" exit... lol, the emergency stairs. Syd took this picture from the bottom looking up.

I took this picture "just because." I thought it was cool, and I liked the lettering.

We were sitting listening to the tour guide explain the difference between the committees.

The State Capitol of California

Well, the same day as Santa Cruz, there was a field trip to the California State Capitol, which Syd asked me to go with her on. I thought it would be fun, so I signed up, then forgot to tell Jerry about it. Oops. He found out when the teacher sent home a note having HIM signed up. I think Syd straightened it out though, because by the day of the field trip, she had me down as coming. Every once in awhile, I'm okay with leaving Sammi and Alex to do something with one of the older kids. I actually have been on a couple of field trips this year, one with Shabree, and this one with Syd. Jerry and I like to take turns going, but I've been hogging the opportunities since I couldn't go on some when Alex was little-little (like she's SO big now, lol, ha.) We had a really good time on this field trip, though I MUST say, the Colorado state capitol is SO much cooler than California's, with its gold dome that sparkles in the sun (God, how much like Stephanie Meyer do I SOUND? Yikes! LOL!) But it was fun all the same. We got a couple of mementos, though Syd actually got a little poster of Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" and I got a sticker of the state capitol for my scrapbook. Also, Syd's teacher gave me a post card that Syd kind of mangled getting home, that I thought "Oooh, that can go in the scrapbook TOO! COOL!" So I was grateful. The post card was her thank you note. Isn't that sweet? We ate lunch out on the grass (and stupidly enough, was once again wishing for Denver, with the zoo so close to the state capitol! Ugh for home sickness!) I ended up telling Syd that we MUST go to the State Capitol next time we're in Colorado, because it's just SO cool. Then I thought, hey, I want to go see ALL the state capitols! I digress. Lunch was good, I brought mine, Syd got hers from the cafeteria. We went across the street to See's Candy, which evidently we were NOT supposed to do, so a bunch of kids put up a real big fuss about it. Like "oooh, you're going to get in SO much trouble." I told them ALL it was fine, and I was right. I just told the teacher, I hadn't known, I apologize, and she told Syd it was in the past, nothing to be done about it now, which was absolutely right. So no biggie, next time though, I'll KNOW. LOL. Next time, I bring something for all the kids in the class. I had some gum, and all the kids wanted some, and I just basically ran out (I got down to 4 pieces and said no more!)
So we left around 12 and got back to the school by 12:30, and I took Syd and Shabree home, hoping to leave by 1 at the latest, but it didn't happen that way at all. Which I believe I told in the last entry, so will let that one go. Syd and I had a good time visiting the state capitol, though I believe Syd was BORED to death with the tour, lol... but I'm sure she still managed to learn SOMETHING about politics and voting. It probably won't mean much until she's older though. I know it didn't for me. I'll definitely have to scrap it though, to help retain the memory.