Scientist...

Yesterday we went on a field trip...Maggie told everyone we were going to go be scientists. We decided to leave Grace home with Miss Lauren (she's been a bit of a grump for the last few days and I wasn't sure she'd be a very willing participant) and headed off on our adventure.
We started our day at the Trout Farm near Royal, Nebraska. The kids loved it, we could have stayed there all day. As long as we kept giving them quarters for fish food, they were entertained. 

Amy & JJ Ries, Jacob Culligan, Jarrett Carlisle, Maggie, Haylee Carlisle, Carly Ries and Jen & Lauren Calisle

The fish had NO idea what kind of snack they were about to get!!

Here fishy, fishy....

We headed from the trout farm to the fossil beds at Ashfall...

The kids got to touch the ash that covered the fossils. The ash made their
hands sparkle. The scientist working there told us it was the tiny shards of glass, they
were WAY to small to cut anyone, but they looked like glitter. That's why Maggie is
holding her hands out, she didn't want to rub the glitter off.

 They thought the fossils were neat, but they really wanted to dig for themselves....

A bunch of little scientists.

Carly took our picture...

We had a picnic at Ashfall and then headed for the swiming pool in Orchard...

What a great tour of Northeast Nebraska. We can't wait for our next field trip with our awesome friends!