monterey weekend

we took the kids to monterey for the long weekend. it was kind of like a mini-vacation. we were all pretty excited for a change of pace and scenery.

ella absolutely loved the aquarium, but it took corinne a little to warm up to it.

once she got to see the penguins she was sold and was up for looking at all kinds of fish, octopus and sharks. in fact, as we were peering into one of the large tanks that housed a few large sharks she started growling at the biggest shark as it was swimming by. she looked at me and proudly said, "i roared at the shark, mommy!"

the the end of day one all the kids were exhausted, so we headed back to the hotel after lunch.