Down by the sea with my blanket and babies

Today we went to the super kid friendly Monterey Bay Aquarium. Lots of fun and Alice did better than I had hoped. That's not to say that it was perfect, it just it was pretty good for someone who recently turned three. 

Laura has been reading the Spirted Child book and been teaching me some things. It's hard when you want to yell at your kid for provoking and what they really need is a hug. Hugs seem much more effective than time outs. 

Back to our day. It was fun. I'd love to live close so that I can read more and experience it better. Better to have gone than not at alm though. I always love the jellies and the kelp forest was pretty neat. It was really cool to see the schools of fish and how they wheel and behave. I think that I could watch that for a week. 

Yet another awesome day.