A Day at the Beach

Today,
Makylie's preschool class went to the beach for their spring field trip.
It was COLD, and rainy. It poured on us all of the way there, and as we were waiting for everyone to show up, we all huddled under their small picnic area to stay dry.

Then...
before it started...the skies just OPENED up.
It was still cold, and wet, but we had BLUE SKIES for the whole tour!

We got to look for shells...and creatures.
We got to move around stations where the marine biologists showed the kids different kind of sea life. The really coold thing, was that all of them were form our shore. NONE were brought in for display.
Some were even hands on.

Maky loved the sea stars! They had found almost every color to show the kids.

The kids listened very carefully...and had a really fun time. They touched what they could, and were careful, and they asked questions.


These little crabs, of course, were a huge hit!


They searched for driftwood, and looked for shells, and got to come and show them to the biologist. They loved having the freedom to roam around and search.

Makylie's very favorite part of the day was looking for wishing rocks. They are black rocks that have a white line all of the way around them. The idea of wishing rocks goes WAY back! The kids all got to search for them, and then pick one to take home!
She looked and looked, and found SO many. Then she picked her favorite for her, and brought one home for Tyler too.

Finally, the biologists showed the kids different kinds of seaweed.
All different kinds and colors.
Then the kids went and searched for others from the beach that matched the examples.


All in all, it was a really fun trip.
Very wet and cold, but the kids had a blast, and I was VERY appreciative for the blue skies!
Makylie learned a lot and has talked about it ever since.
It was a really fun field trip and a fun day with my baby!