Anabel's First Field Trip!

Today I went with Anabel's first-grade class to the Weeks Bay Estuary. (An estuary is where "rivers meet the sea.") She was SO excited to be going on her first official field trip. Because I was going with her. Because she got a new "Field Trip T-shirt." Because she knew there were lots of neat things to see there. But, most importantly, because she got to ride on this:

First, we took a tour of the inside exhibits. Every kind of local animal specimen that you can imagine was there to see......... either stuffed, preserved in alcohol, or dried. Here are some pics of things we saw:

After looking, touching, smelling, etc. for about an hour, it was time to head outside. We set out to walk to the end of The Boardwalk to see all the interesting things that we could find on the way to the Bay. Here are some neat animals and plants:

We had a great time. We laughed, and skipped, and told secrets, and learned some cool things about where we live. Anabel has a GREAT class! And a cool teacher!

Finally, it was time to load back on the "Cheese Wagon" (I taught Annie a new term today!) and head back to the school. I had a great time sharing the day with her. And the very best part for me? We did not have to use this: