Monterey Mini Vacation

We just spent a few days in Salinas and Monterey with the kids' Nona and Grandpa. We decided to finally bite the bullet and pay for a visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I was worried that the kids would be too young to enjoy it, but both of the kids were enthralled. Miles was in awe of all the tanks and the fish inside them. He stared at everything and tried to pet things through the glass. Savvy liked seeing the creatures-- especially the sea otters and seahorses-- but her favorite was the splash zone and toddler oriented exhibits. They had a big water play area for kids, which she loved. She also liked getting to touch the starfish, kelp and sea slugs in the touch pools (which was my favorite as a kid). All in all it was well worth the expense of entry and we're glad we went when at least one of the kids was still free. :) Yesterday we took the kids and their grandpa to Del Monte Beach where Miles decided to eat fistfuls of sand and Savvy sprinted through the waves with Mama. Puppet even joined us for the trip. Now we're back home and trying to get the kids back into their routine. Their sleep has been fantastic the last few days. Miles slept through the night the last two nights and Savvy slept from 9:30 last night until about 9:00 this morning (after crawling into bed with her mommies around 7:30). Now Miles is down for a nap, Savvy's in school and D's out getting the car serviced while I hang out at home and mull staying up tonight to watch the royal wedding. :) Here's some new pics of the fam...