The beach field trip is one of my favorite days of the year, and this, our fourth annual one, was quite enjoyable. It seems every year we discover some new science finds. This year these were sea cucumbers, crystal jellies (non-stinging jellyfish), and a deceased baby shark that was rescued from becoming a sea gull's lunch. He is now in my freezer, although I'm not sure what to do with him.
We also found some mushrooms that we had been studying in our biology class--phylum fungi. As usual, we splashed in the waves, made a few sand castles, went on long walks, and then dug a sit-in fire pit, roasted hot dogs and s'mores, and just enjoyed being together.
On the way home, we sang through all of our Bible memory and Christmas program songs and observed a meteor or two. We arrived back at school tired, sandy, and very happy. It was, once again, an absolutely wonderful day.
