Beach House

We went to our beach house for the weekend to get away and spend some time as a family, but also to get some chores done at the house. It rained all weekend, so we decided to take the kids to the Newport Aquarium Saturday after lunch. It worked out really well since it's about an hour drive, the kids took their nap in the car on the way there and Isaiah another nap on the way back. I've been to the aquarium in high school when the "Free Willy" whale was there. Although he's not there anymore, the aquarium hasn't changed much. They've done a really good job keeping it up. My favorite were the jelly fish. Ashley was pretty cautious with everything she saw and of course brother leaned forward to try and touch it all. They have a "tide pool" that the kids can stick their hands in and touch the sea anemones. No way would Ashley get close, but Isaiah loved it! He's the adventurist. The best part was we got to see the seals and sea lions get fed and do tricks. It was such a fun thing to do as a family!

They had two underwater bridges that you could walk through, this one and one that was filled with sharks and sting rays. Pretty cool to be so close to those swimming over your head!





waiting patiently for breakfast to be served.