Fall Break was over and the kids were back at school. All of them were talking about what they did over fall break. Riley and Maya had an interesting story to tell. They had an adventure in the mall, when the new Disney store opened. When history class started, they took their seats.
"Okay class, I hope you all had a nice and peacefully fall break," stated Cory. "While you were on fall break, I was doing lesson plans. I've got one lesson that you are going to love. We will be studying the pioneers. The pioneers were people who went exploring and found new places."
"How did they go exploring, they didn't have cars?!" declared Farkle.
"I am aware of that Farkle," answered Cory. "Where was I? Oh, yes, that's right I was talking about the pioneers traveling. One way they traveled was by canoe. I want to make this history lesson fun and enjoyable. So instead of giving a history lecture, I've made arrangements for another field trip."
Cory looked straight at Riley and Maya. She knew that he didn't forget that they missed the bus and didn't make it to the ball game. And he still had the Disney store adventure fresh in his mind.
"Dad, it isn't going to be like the last field trip," Riley commented.
"We will discuss that later," answered Cory. "I've made arrangement for you to go ride in a canoe and explore the great outdoors for yourselves. So tomorrow, we are going to go on a class trip. After we go ride in the canoes, we are going on a hike and have an outdoor picnic. I want everyone to wear comfortable clothes, wear tennis shoes tomorrow, and don't wear any jewelry or watches."
He had permission forms on his desk. All of the kids picked up a form and took off. They were excited about the trip. Riley went over and talked to her father.
"Dad, you don't have to worry, we won't miss the bus!" promised Riley.
"I know that you won't, because I am going to make sure of that. Both you and Maya are going to be riding with me to school instead of taking the subway. I don't want a repeat of the Yankees field trip."
"Does that mean Maya is spending the night with us again?" Riley asked.
"Yes, she is. I've already made arrangements with Katy. She doesn't want a repeat of the Yankees trip either. I called Maya last night and told her she was staying at our house tonight. I told her to pack a bag and bring it to school, because she'd be riding home with us after school," responded Cory.
That afternoon, Maya rode home with Riley and Cory. On the way home, Cory went to pick Auggie up from school. When they got the Matthews apartment, Maya took her bag to Riley's room. The girls started working on their homework. While the girls were doing their homework, Cory was grading papers. Around 5 PM, Topanga came home and Cory noticed that she brought home dinner. She stopped by the Chinese restaurant on the way home.
Shortly after Topanga got home, she called the kids to come to the table to have dinner. The kids told Cory and Topanga about their day at school. Topanga was glad to hear that Auggie didn't get in trouble at school again. He was friends with Ava Morgenstern and she usually got them both in trouble. If Ava thought about doing something, she usually did it. She could talk Auggie into doing whatever she had planned. Everyone knew that Topanga didn't like Ava too much.
Right after the kids ate dinner, they took their showers and got ready for bed. Maya wore her blue pajamas and Riley wore her purple night gown. Cory and Topanga let them stay up until 9:00. At 9:00, all the kids had to go bed.
After the kids went to bed, Cory was sitting on the couch with Topanga. They were talking about their day at work. Topanga could tell Cory was nervous about the field trip. They talked about how Cory felt about the Yankees field trip. Topanga reassured him that this would be a better field trip. She told him that he was going to be there and he could watch the kids. Long before the field trip, he decided that he was going to have adults come to help watch the kids. The people who had agreed to come along was Minkus, Shawn (Cory's best friend), Janitor Harley, and Katy. Topanga had court the next day and she couldn't come along with them. Cory had his fingers crossed the trip would go okay without problems.