Our Boy and His Cricket

This trip to the aquarium was much different for the cricket...

This time she wanted to explore and experience everything,

including touching some seaweed, starfish and abalone in the Splash Zone!

Beautiful momma and daughter!

Fast and forever friends!!

Cricket is into hugging and kissing things she likes 

and Annalise was quick to get a hug and kiss!

Scooping up some krill together.  

(notice the tiptoes??  She was trying SO hard to be a big girl!)

Exploring the play zone one exhibit at a time.

Feeding the whales little bites of block fish.

A little help from my friends...

...makes for great team work and a fantastic day of play!

Birthday boy!

The cricket's first view of a big fish tank...

she was pretty much in awe until she finally passed out many hours later.

Please don't flash the octopus.

Hey...I'm up here mama!!!  Look at the otters!!

Sitting and watching the thousands of fish all going in a circle.

My favorite jellies.

Sitting in the outer bay....a family favorite!  

We used to spend MANY afternoon naps here when Big J was a baby 

and Mike proposed to me here on March 7, 1999!  

Do you see the fish??

and then she sleeps!  

My loves!  

We had a fabulous day and were blessed with a beautiful weather!  I couldn't think of a better way to spend a birthday festivity!  I see many trips to the aquarium in our future!  Big J's actual birthday was also a great day spent together just hanging out and dinner with his families.  I'm still in shock that I have a 15 year old!!  Big J said to say....Thank you for all the birthday wishes!