"Under the Sea"

We took a family trip to the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport last week. I was trying to explain to Callie what we were going to see. The only thing I could come up with to explain it best was that we were going 'under the sea'. She got really excited and wanted to see Ariel! So then I had to explain that we probably wouldn't see Ariel there, but we would see lots of fish and seals. Thank goodness she was still excited!!!

This is a 'Dory' type fish and a creepy eel!

A puffer fish

They had this really cool tank that you could walk under and pop up in the middle to see the fish. Too bad in this picture there are no fish to be seen.

These were called 'Japanese Crabs' which are the biggest in the world. And I was totally creeped out. This picture does not do them justice. They are actually the size of half my body and could easily take me out. I still get chills just looking at them!

Here's Cal checking out some small 'Jelly Moon fish'!

Callie loved the hands on stuff. She thought this 'grass' was fun to touch!

We set our camera on a rock and took a quick family photo.

This was the trainer lady feeding the seals and having them do tricks. That was pretty fun to watch.

They had a little playground of aquatic creatures to play on. Here's Cal at the top of a whale slide.

Then after the aquarium we went to the old town of Newport to look at the seals. They were loving the sun and we got to see them fight over portions of the dock. Callie said they were too loud!

Water park fun!

We heard about a fun newer park downtown and decided to check it out. We've been wanting to take our own pictures for Cal's 2 year photos, so Andrew brought the camera and we had a lot of fun having Callie pose.

Here she is hugging a tree!

She loved climbing on these stone steps at the park.

Cal is whispering in the ear of this bear statue. I have no idea what she is telling that bear, but i bet it's funny!

Here she is riding the bear.

The park had lots of art work and I'm not sure what this red thing was, but Cal liked climbing through it!

This is also a 'water' park with a big fountain and pool area to play in. It was a bit chilly, but Cal had to get her feet wet!

Here's a mid-motion picture!

This was good practice and Andrew is already thinking of new places to take Cal's photos!

We're definitely coming back to this park again...I just wish we had heard about it before summer was over!

Awesome Bag!!!!

I bought this cute bag on etsy.com from MeOriginal's shop! I'm so excited to wear it and I absolutely love the colors and pockets on this bag. Thanks Megan for making me and awesome bag!!