Fossils!

When we hang in the backyard, Dyleva is always digging, looking under rocks, searching for bugs, experimenting with something.  Usually something they are not supposed to.  

I have always wanted to take them digging for fossils.  I used to go annually when I taught third grade.  

I knew that you have to have the right day.  It's full sun, no coverage at the site.  So one must come prepared.

That day arrived this week.  It rained briefly just to cool things off and to soften the ground.  It was overcast.  A perfect day.

We show up to dig; we have all our equipment.  The docent shows us where to dig, so we begin.

At first, Eva found a couple corals right away.  

Dylan just got frustrated.  

So we move by the mini creek that passes through the land.  

Then Dylan started finding a bunch.

And Eva got frustrated.

This wasn't meant to be a competition.

The ended up enjoying it in the end.  We spent about an hour and a half digging.  Then, slightly wet, covered in mud, we went out to lunch!  We got a few looks!