Letter V-Veterinarian

We had another exciting preschool adventure. It just makes me so happy that I am able to do this with my friends and our children. Marissa's dad is a veterinarian so way back when we were working on the beginning of the alphabet, Marissa brought up the idea of going to visit her dad at the clinic when we got to the letter V. It was hard to wait for such an exciting field trip but the day finally came and Marissa had arranged everything with her dad so we could bring the kids in to explore and become veterinarians. 

Each child brought their own animal to take care of at the clinic.

Marissa's sister Anna, who works there, gave us a little intro and passed out some bandages for the animals. Charlie's monkey had a hurt tail...

They got to weigh their animals and themselves...it's great to know that when I attempt to hold both of them I'm lifting 66 pounds.

Then Dr. Christensen the Veterinarian (Marissa's dad) came out to help check up on the animals. So much fun! Charlie was ecstatic and loved every second of this field trip.

And Charlie got a little check-up too!

Lacey asked for the popsicle sticks for her kitty.

And they even got to give their animals shots!

And more bandaging!

All that was in the kitty room....we then got to go into the Doggy room. Lacey and Charlie were brave and rode the doggy lift all the way up.

Marissa's dad almost convinced Charlie to eat this dog treat.

And this is one of my favorite photos from our outing and I vote that it goes up in his office!

They even got to dress up in veterinarian garb

And then they went to the surgery room and the x-ray room.

Then they went back to the kennels where they saw a really big dog just waking up from his sedation and they found a nice clean cage to play in

Miles was a big fan of putting his animals in the kennel. 

And group photos as we left.

 It was such a wonderful day. It left a huge lasting impression on Charlie. (and I think Miles too) And I'm sure the other kids loved it as well. I seriously love preschool and the incredibly talented friends that I get to do it with. And a special thanks to Brother Christensen. (that's what I usually call him but it sounds weird here) AKA Marissa's dad.