Spring Field Trip at Cromwell Park : The Stream

Before heading in to the stream, the kids were given some information on what was about to happen.  They were informed of what they would be looking for and the proper method for checking for the specimens, they were released to the stream.

Further instruction was provided and nothing was about to prepare a parent acting as a chaperone for what was about to happen next.  Note: the flyer that came home explaining the trip, hinted that the children "may" get wet.  

Prior to Sunday, the boys didn't have rain boots and Michael shrugged me off on the need.  Luckily, I was adamant about the need for them.  There was no way that I could have imagined how wet that they were going to be.

Hadley got in, got wet and walked away after slipping on a rock.  She and Warren were quick to leave the wet scene.

Connor was all smiles when he was in the water but it was a totally different story once it was time to exit the water.  He was incredibly upset about the sand buildup and was begging me to take his rain boots off but we didn't have a spare pair of shoes.  It was definitely a parenting test. 

There was a lot of straining but nothing was found.  Despite not finding anything, they had a good time until they realized that they were not going to dry off as quickly as they wanted.  We did get lucky that the stream was our last exploration of the morning.  I couldn't imagine having to explore the other habitats as wet as the boys were.