Under the Sea

We hit the road this weekend and went on a little day trip to the Newport Aquarium near Cincinnati. We wanted to do something special with Andra...we'd originally planned on taking a summer trip to Chicago for a long weekend, but somehow the summer seems to be getting awfully short as the arrival of her baby brother gets closer and closer. So we stayed a bit closer to home.

Andra's always liked fish (she likes any animal, really!), but we borrowed Grandma's copy of Finding Nemo to get her extra prepared (come to find out she's still a little young for that movie...we fast forward through most of it and only watch the "happy" parts!). So she was ecstatic to see a tank full of Nemos! ("Mee-mos")

We'd gotten an early start on the day, and had the exhibits almost entirely to ourselves before any crowds arrived. Her favorite exhibit was the Frog Bog. They had large frogs she could climb all over, and she made fast friends with the blue one, of course. You gotta kiss a lot of toads before you find your handsome prince! ;)

Dave even got to indulge his shark obsession. Really, this guy is fascinated with sharks. It's kind of amusing. So he was entranced by the shark tank...which Andra seemed a little intimidated by...not too surprisingly.

We ended our morning with "lunch by the bridges." It was a beautiful, breezy day, so we had lunch in the shade at a waterfront restaurant. It was really a perfect morning. Helloooo, belly!

Aftewards, we headed to the nearby Ikea to a get a couple items to help convert our office to a nursery and make room for baby. WHOA. That place is awesome! I'm definitely a fan and will be making future trips there when we need things for the house. That place needs its own zip code! It was a successful trip and we got what we needed. Deep breath. I'm feeling a little bit more prepared for this little guy! :)