Today was such a great, fun day! It happened to be Finn's second birthday, and Becky and Finn invited Tenley and I (and you!) to the Shedd Aquarium to celebrate. We had been looking forward to this day all year and it definitely didn't disappoint.
We woke up bright and early this morning so that we could leave at 8:00. We hopped in Becky and Finn's car and headed downtown and got to the aquarium just in time for it to open. You're lucky that you have a nice, warm place to be in Mommy's tummy because it was cooooold out today! Once we got inside, we purchased our tickets and started our day of fun.
First we walked through all of the aquarium galleries. We saw so many different colored fish, some turtles, and even some baby monkeys. We saw sea horses and frogs, too! We had so much fun looking at all of the fish that we almost forgot to go to the Aquarium Show at 10:30. We made it with plenty of time to spare and we got to see the Beluga whales and dolphins do lots of fun tricks. After that, we were scheduled to see a 4-D movie but it was a little too scary for Tenley and Finn so we left. I bet you could hear AND feel the movie in my belly so I hope you weren't scared!
After the movie, Tenley and Finn were getting a little restless so we decided it was time for lunch. We went to the Aquarium Cafeteria and ate pizza and veggies while relaxing a little. After lunch, Tenley and Finn were ready to go again so we walked through the Wild Reef and saw sharks, stingrays, and then went to see the otters. Once we were done with that, it was time to make a quick trip through the gift shop and head home. Finn got to get some fun animal toys for his birthday and he was very excited. After the gift shop, we got bundled up again and drove home. Your sister was asleep before we even left the parking lot and continued to sleep for another hour and a half after we got home! Once she woke up, we played and wrapped Finn's birthday gift for his big dinosaur party on Sunday.
It was such a fun day and we were so happy to help Finn celebrate turning 2. It makes Mommy a little sad because Finn turns 2 today which means Tenley turns 2 very, very soon. The exciting thing is that you will be here not long after Tenley turns 2, so there are so many things to look forward to! I can't wait to take you AND Tenley to the aquarium with Becky, Finn, and new Baby Hoyle- what fun that will be!
Here are a few pictures of Finn and Tenley from today. I love you, Bean- pretty soon you'll be in these pictures too!
Tenley kept saying these fish were "Stuck!"
Tenley REALLY loved this fish tank filled with little blue fish
So many cool things to see!
"These blue fish are AWESOME!!"
I think Tenley is looking at a frog
Happy Birthday, Finn!
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