One of the days (I'm not sure which, who keeps track of those kinds of things while at the beach?) we drove south to Newport and checked out the aquarium.

(Photo courtesy of the Aquarium's website)

Just the walk up to the entrance is gorgeous, so we knew we were in for a treat.

Claire had this look on her face for the next two hours. She was kinda creeped out/fascinated. 

Maybe because the first tank had a bubble in it for kids (that includes Caleb, remember?) to climb up in, and I think she was afraid of seeing Emmy pop up in the middle of every other tank after that. 

Speaking of creepy/fascinating.

I mean really, is there a better way of describing these things?

Super Ew Cool Scary.

The hands-on scene was a hit with my hands-on kids. 

(I didn't take this one either. Definitely stole it from the website.)

Aren't Sea Otters the cutest? Maybe it's the whiskers that get me, I dunno. He reminded me of The Wind in the Willows, I kept expecting him to speak to me.

Me personal favorite part of the aquarium. Hello, Sharky Sharky!
He didn't listen.

He was way too cool for the likes of me.

And now, just to leave things off with a bang, I give you the worlds worst family photo.

Really? The Mom is disheveled to the max and tired but smiling anyway, The Dad isn't even trying. The oldest daughter is doing something weird with her shirt. The Son is about to get dropped. The littlest girl is only there because she didn't have a choice.

Strange, because I don't remember feeling tired or disheveled. Ha! But apparently I was!

Having fun is exhausting sometimes. Good thing it's still fun:)