A Good Time!

Today my parents called and offered to take the kids for the night. We agreed since this will probably be the last time before Christmas to get a break. But instead of just shipping the kids away, I decided it would be nice for all of us to go do something fun. We invited them up to go to the aquarium with us, and then over to Gardner Village to see the Christmas lights. The aquarium was great like always, and since Mom and Dad had never been there, it was a treat for them as well. The aquarium added a new section, where you can pet other animals instead of just the stingrays. You can pet Horseshoe crabs, urchins, starfish, and sea cucumbers.

Of course Bug had Papa tied up at the tide pool, petting the rays, but the rest of us enjoyed the other exibits. Bear was running around naming everything he could. I think we all had fun. We practically had to drag Bug away from the tide pool so we could go see Christmas lights. Then, her shirt was soaked, so we stripped her down outside and then put her dry sweatshirt on. We got over to Gardner Village and walked through, glancing into the stores, (which are not a good idea to enter with children...)

Then we looked at all the Elves and the pretty lights. When we were finished, we walked everyone back to the truck and gave the kids loves goodnight and then sent them on to Papa and Grandma's house. After that, Jeff and I headed back to the fudge shop. There were so many kinds to choose from, but if you bought 1 lb. you got 1/4 lb. for free. So we finally picked out what we wanted. Well worth the price since it's such a rare treat. I think we all had a great night!