The other day Jon forgot his wallet when he went to work. He called me in a panic and asked me to look and I found it, right where it should be. These things happen, sometimes I think I would forget my own children if they weren’t so gosh-darned loud. Anyways, a forgotten wallet is a mild inconvenience for adults, but for kids it is happy-happy-fun-time! Because a forgotten wallet means we have to go on a field trip to Daddy’s work to return it. Visit the bathroom, put on your shoes, and let Mom spit wash your face, because we’re setting out for that magical place where Daddy spends most of his days!
The forgotten wallet
Jacob samples the wallet while we get ready to go
In fairness, Jon works at a local TV station, so his office is sort of cool. Other people line up to tour the place during annual events. Several of my husband’s co-workers could be considered local celebrities. Their faces grace local magazines and that sort of thing. My kids aren’t the only ones who think that Dad’s office is a great place to visit. So you can imagine that when we arrived and Jon met us in the parking lot, the wee ones were clamoring for a very special tour of their own.
Jacob was pretty impressed by Jon’s office. Here at home he likes nothing more than to try to climb up to his dad’s computer so he can press all the buttons. Buttons are Jacob’s number one most favourite thing. So, you can imagine how tempting the work desk with many screens and keyboards and pieces of television equipment appeared to a toddler. So! Many! Buttons!
Would you look at all that gear!
But the really, super, amazingly exciting thing was the big green screen area, all lit up. Some of the on-air folks were taping some promo shots that day, although not while we were there. This meant that we were free to take a close look ourselves. The kids thought that it was just amazing. Would you believe there was even a traffic cone right there to play with?
You’ve got to love seeing your every day world through the eyes of small children. The stuff you walk by fifteen times an hour can seem amazing to them. Hannah, especially, can’t wait to return to Jon’s work for another visit really soon. In fact, I might have seen her hiding his wallet last night, now that I think about it. 
Do your kids have a favourite ‘ordinary’ field trip? Someplace that no one except a 3-year-old would think is cool? Please share in the comments!
My son is fascinated with our local post office, but frankly, so am I… here’s a link to a picture: http://pics4.city-data.com/cpicv/vfiles20343.jpg
The floors are old marble and the counters have gorgeous scrolling woodwork on the front.
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That sounds amazing. I want to see a green screen too.
Do you guys know Squire!!?? I heart him.
And yeah..I love kids and work places.
Like taking the bus or skytrain..I did it cos I had to and forget how exciting that is for a wee one.
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We had to take Angus to Matt’s office when he was about two and we realized he thought Matt worked in the car (hey, he got into it and drove away and he came back still in it, right?). It’s not a tv station or anything (mind-blowingly cool) but it has a really cool fountain. I found that until they were five or so they thought every boring errand was a fun adventure. The mall… the dry cleaners… the bank… the grocery store (Eve still loves feeding the CNIB dogs). Every place except the doctor or dentist.
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That is awesome. Everything is fun through there eyes. Even “stinky old work” as my husband and daugther call it.
Have they asked yet where your work is?
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Hey Amber – What station is Jon at?
Hilarious! My girl loves going grocery shopping: they now have three US-style carts, with the little plastic car, really awkward to maneuvre in our narrow isles, toddlers can hop out and start wandering away while you’re checking prices etc … that’s her favorite ordinary field trip these days!
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I like the green screen room!
Over the weekend, I ran into a college friend who is now a firefighter. He offered to drive the boys in the firetruck – woot! That will be quite the field trip.
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Brooke, check out the traffic cone!!!!
Awesome!! Visits to dad’s work are a highlight here too – although it’s not nearly as cool as your husband’s place of work.
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Was the wallet tasty? Rgds.