...we went to Monterey instead. We actually have a good friend who is stationed in Monterey, so we went to see him before we leave the mainland. While we were there, we took the boys to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It is so beautiful, and we really enjoyed all of the exhibits, but I would recommend going on any day but Saturday. The crowds were terrible, but we had a good time in spite of that.
These two pictures need an explanation. We often pretend that animals are "getting us" when we are playing. For example, the porcupine in one of our books always pokes us with his spikes. We touch the spikes in the picture, say, "ouch!" and put our finger in our mouth to soothe the pain. They also like to do this with dinosaur and shark teeth. I don't know why Benjamin thought that this shrimp looked dangerous, but he went straight to it, touched the glass, said, "ouch!" an put his finger in his mouth. It was too funny.
