We’ve been invaded
by HML
Uncle B’s wedding is only days away, and things have become much more exciting and busy with the arrival of Uncle Q, Auntie Lou, and cousins Grond, Gabby, Gamma, and Scamp. They haven’t made a cross-country visit since Thing Two was a newborn, and it has been fun getting reacquainted with Grond and Gabby, and meeting Gamma and Scamp. Their family blog has been quiet for a while now, so the next week’s posts could count for both blogs.
After rolling in at 11:00 pm Monday night, then surviving a family photo session on Tuesday, it was time for sightseeing in the rare Seattle sunshine, so several of us spent the morning at the aquarium. Dozens of school districts had the same great idea and school buses lined the waterfront for blocks, but even though it was a busy day at the aquarium, there was plenty of room for our little ones to see and do everything they wanted.
The first stop was the dramatic Window On Washington Waters exhibit. This 120,000 gallon exhibit portrays Neah Bay and features diver shows three times daily. Both Grond and Gabby were able to ask the diver questions (Gabby: “What do the fish eat?”; Grond: “Do the fish ever eat each other?”) and as it was feeding time, their questions were soon answered.
The tide pools were a big favorite with our group. Gamma is appropriately a blur in the top photo, as she was on the move throughout our visit. She took a brief break to watch the tide come in with Cousin Thing Two.
Thing Two takes his turn touching the sea stars.
Meanwhile, Gabby and her best buddy Uncle B watched the moon jellies, then searched for the Giant Pacific Octopus (which lives up to its name) in its nearby exhibit. At this point, we experienced a breaking of the Fellowship as all the cousins had their own ideas of where to linger (Thing Two loved the reef tanks, a boy after his mother’s heart) and where to dash off. (Can’t miss the sea otter feeding time!)
All that walking (or running) around the aquarium made us hungry, so Uncle B and the out-of-town crew made their way down the waterfront for Ivar’s clam chowder and the traditional seagull-french fry feeding. We finished off the fish/seafood theme of the day with a Dungeness crab feed for the family dinner.
More reports on the invasion-in-progress as the week continues (and maybe some photos from the wedding, too! ) …
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