CIMI trip!!

Where we live there is this string of islands(Catalina Island Marine Institute) just off of the coast and on a clear day it seems like you could throw a stone and hit 'em. But they are a three hour ferry ride away. Some are a wildlife preservation with indigenous animals, and some offer tours and camps.

This morning, at 4:30 (which feels like 3:30...curse you daylight savings time!!!) We got up to send Christian on his four day class field trip to these islands. What an amazing opportunity! He already asked if I could hold him back this year so he could go on the trip again. Not sure if he will be thinking that after a two and a half hour bus ride to the LongBeach harbor and a three hour ferry ride just to get there. I did give him his motion sickness meds. We shall see. :)

The entire 5th grade (about 50-60 kids) and several chaperons(one of my Christian friends will be going and keeping an eagle eye on my boy) will be living in dorms, eating in the mess hall, and having all sorts of adventures!! They will snorkel, hike, touch various sealife, go on a special night dive with glow sticks...and way more! I am so excited to see what he takes pics of!

Of course, the next few days will be filled with much praying for his safety, relationships with his buddies, his hopefully non-relationships with the girls ("she is just my friend"), and his memory making fun!!

Cool stuff!