Grammy has been wanting to take Claire to Newport Aquarium for months and we finally went on Friday! We had such a fun time. I wasn't sure if Claire would appreciate all the amazing sea creatures, but she was very interested and is still talking about everything we saw. We were able to see a variety of different sharks and fish, penguins, birds, eel, snakes, frogs, huge sea turtles, sting ray and much more. It was quite a learning experience for Claire and actually Anna, too. I was surprised at how aware Anna was of the animals! It was so cute!! She is very alert and interested in her surroundings! We all had a great time!!
It looks like Ben & Anna are in the tank with the shark!!
Group shot!
Mamma & her girls in the mouth of a shark! Wow... that was one large shark!
Our family
I couldn't believe Claire was so willing to touch different fish. Here she is touching a star fish. She also touched a small shark!! This is the same child that has a breakdown if a lady bug gets too close to her... go figure?!?!
Grammy & Papa with their sweet girls!
Anna watched this turtle for some time! She's going to be an animal lover like the rest of her family!
One of the most interactive parts of our visit was going into the aviary to feed the birds! Claire was hesitant at first, but quickly warmed up to the very friendly birds!
You can see Anna watching Daddy feed the bird.
Claire got up close & personal with this little birdie!
Claire really enjoyed looking at all the fish!
Holding a penguin egg, which she did not want to give back!
Cutie Patootie!
Afterward, we went to a candy store and had lunch at a restaurant on the Newport Levy. We ate outside because it was such an usually cool and beautiful day!
Grammy, Papa and Claire with the Ohio River as a backdrop!
3 comments:
What fun...I love it that the bird was RIGHT there!! That is so cool!
Looks like such a fun time! Love all of the pictures of you guys!
You couldn't have asked for a nicer day to take your family on a day trip. I just love the pictures of Claire and all her different facial expressions. The fact that a "bug" drives her crazy and yet she will touch other creatures, small and large, is a hoot!!!! What a blessing that Ben's parents live close by so they can be involved in their granddaughters' lives and as well as be with you and Ben. As you know, I LOVE family times when everyone is together!!!
~ Grammy Barb
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