The harbor was full of sail boats, even in January! I thought that was cool. And Taber made me take a picture of the Garden were the Celtics play because apparently he is their newest fan : )
There were lots of cool things to see but our destination for the day was the New England Aquarium. Before we left Minnesota, Taber's boss bought us a year membership so we could take the kids any time. I can't think of a more thoughtful and useful gift, especially now that we've seen how awesome it is!
They had everything from sharks and sea turtles to jellyfish and penguins. Brinley was SOOOO excited about EVERYTHING! She was practically hyperventilating as she pointed to each tank shouting "FEESHY! FEESHY!"
At one point both girls were standing in a window of the tank when this huge shark swam by. It was right next to them and they both squealed with terror! Teya, because she was scared out of her mind, and Brinley because if Teya does it, so does she. : )
Case in point: I held Teya up by this big sea turtle to show her how big they are. As soon as I put her down Brinley ran over to Taber and held her arms out and said, "I too! I too!"
So of course, Taber had to lift her up too.
These two are becoming pretty inseparable these days. It was so much fun watching them go from exhibit to exhibit with their eyes glued in amazement to all the exotic animals. As a result, we didn't get too many pictures of their faces, because why on earth would they want to look at the camera when there were penguins, sea horses, crabs, and dragon fish in front of them?
I did manage to get a few pics of Teya with her crazy "I'm really excited to be at the aquarium!" face. Like the one in the bottom corner of the collage above and the one below holding a starfish.
After we had seen all the fish we headed over to the IMAX theater to watch Under the Sea in 3D. Brinley did great and made it through the whole movie but Teya flipped out when the fish started eating each other. I finally had to take her out for the last 10 minutes when the turtle started eating the "beautiful jellyfish" (which happened to be her most favorite creature in the movie) it was all a little too much for her 3 year old eyes. At least she looked cute in her glasses.
All in all I would say our visit was a huge success. We love our aquarium membership and are so grateful for the awesome gift! We also love Boston and are happy it's so close. We'll definitely be back often for more adventures and exploring!
9 comments:
Amazing - you all are out and about in January in jackets! Love the pictures and the stories about your girls. I think having a sister (or a brother) is one of our greatest blessings and it's so cute how your girls love being together.
That's great you are getting out and doing some fun things in your new environment...although, I don't know about Taber being a fan of the Celtics. Come on now. :) The aquarium looks awesome! That is such a cool gift! I love how cute Teya and Brinley are together...and I can't believe how long Brinley's hair is now!
yep-I'm jealous. That aquarium is pretty amazing. Ry and I stood in front of the tank with the giant sea turtle for about 15 minutes and that was before we had any children :) I am sure you will get plenty of use out of that membership! I am glad to hear that the move went well...feeling settled after 2 weeks? That's impressive!
That looks like SOOOO much fun! Your girls looks so excited:) It's so fun to see them so excited huh? Love it:)
How much fun! I was feeling a little jealous that there was no stroller in sight! How fun to be able to just go anywhere. What an awesome gift.
By the way, for some reason I cannot post on your running blog. I LOVE your new treadmill. I have been trying to convince Joe that we need one. It is too cold, to wet, too dark, etc..... I need to start running again!
Holy cow! What an awesome gift! That aquarium looks like so much fun. And I laughed so hard about the turtle eating the Jellyfish! I guess that would we pretty traumatic to a 3 year old!
Oh, this makes me miss Boston!! (although it does look a little chillier than when we went). That membership to the aquarium is such a sweet gift! It looks like an awesome place.
I hope one of these days you get your Boston cream pie at the hotel.
boston is the best... i'm from there. and did you know that the turtle in the huge tank is over 80 years old? i've been going there since i was a baby & always look forward to seeing that turtle. if you have a chance in the fall, definitely go on a whale watching boat trip... it's pretty cool. if you need a few pointers on the Bean, let me know. that's my city. :)
Hey! You're always drooling about my vacations, but really? You guys are the BEST! You do such fun stuff with your girls ALL THE TIME! Keep it up - they'll always have awesome memories.
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