A kindergarten class trip to the pumpkin patch

I signed up to be a room parent at the persuasion of a neighbor.  The room parent title isn't really a big deal as they have three class parties.  There are four room parents in total/  I can hide in the background and buy things when I need but avoid the more labor intensive parts i.e. crafts appropriate for 5 year olds or healthy snack options.  

I went to the fire station with the kids for their first field trip. We walked there and back in the rain and it wasn't so bad. It wasn't exactly fun but it wasn't miserable.  I told the teacher I could go to the pumpkin patch if she needed extra chaperones.  She informed me she was set and I didn't need to join.  The problem was that the field trip was rescheduled for the next day due to rain and the parents who had committed could no longer make the trip.  I said I would help.  It was a mistake.  The bus ride to the pumpkin patch was 45-50 minutes.  This means it was 45-50 minutes each way with 60 kindergartners who are more excited than they can handle. I wished I had brought noise canceling headphones. My ears were ringing so bad I wanted to cry (or jump out of the bus and call for an Uber).  

Each chaperone was responsible for four kids which was very manageable. It was even more manageable b/c two of the kids I was responsible or not losing were our twin neighbors who I can evil eye to get them line.  It was a long day. We left around 9am and didn't return until after school let out.  I will refrain from discussing the inappropriate discussions Farmer Brown had with the children about cancer, God and the emergency responders of 9/11.  It was more than too much.  

Miss M and her neighbor and friend E. 

The three of us squeezed our buns on one bus seat.  I sat on the outside to ensure none of them fell off the bench.

The kids got to go on a hay rack ride that was super muddy. I was worried the tractor would get stuck and I'd be stuck there forever. It was so cold. I happened to throw in extra warm clothes/accessories for Miss M and I. We needed them. Miss M is in the pink coat with the hood up on the right side of the picture.

They were able to feed some goats.  

 Ate lunch on some hay bales.

Played on play equipment.  Rocco in the black being quite the gentlemen letting Miss M go before him.  I love him so much.

A train ride around the farm.

 Class picture on the big chair. I adore Miss M's teacher.

 E picking Miss M b/c she can.

My participation of field trips that aren't within walking distance of the school are going to be slim from here on. I don't think I can do that again.