Dad's Birthday

Family pic at the Aquarium

Dad's birthday was perfect. He had received some free passes for the Living Planet Aquarium when they came to his school, and since we can't afford to pay $80 for our family, it made the price a little nicer. So after Dad's favorite breakfast of ham and cheese omelet, we headed north. The Aquarium was really fun, and they have added several new things. They've been touting the sloth exhibit for a few months, but the sloths did exactly what we expected. Both were sitting in a basket doing nothing. They could've been a couple of rough fur coats for all we could see. There was also a new wing called the Asian Highlands, which included a clouded leopard. We enjoyed watching him for awhile.

We got to see the otters eat which was a lot of fun.

The boys took a closer peek at the otters. Do you see the otter to the right?

We love the Amazon section of the Aquarium, but we are always sweating by the time we leave. 

We spent a good 20 minutes watching this snake to see if he was going to eat the baby chicken.

We never saw him open wide and swallow it. But it was interesting to watch him grab it and move it around.

The boys love spending time with their Dad!

Seth was not happy about walking across the rope bridge. He was terrified! 

We went to see a 4D movie.

We loved seeing the clouded leopards. The one closest is a juvenile.

The touch pool is always a great stop. 

We love sitting in the shark tunnel.

Look out!!

Happy Birthday Dad!

After over two hours in the Aquarium we came home so Dad could have his nap. It's the one thing he wants every year. For dinner we tried to do steaks on the grill, but it was too cold, so we brought them in and did them on the George Foreman. Mom also made cheesy potatoes like Grandma Ockey used to make. She even sauteed some mushrooms, which are his favorite. And for dessert she made Heath Bar trifle. Dad was really stuffed after dinner!

This trifle was amazing. Brownies, Cool Whip, Pudding, and Heath bar!

Dad didn't want candles, so we pretended for the boys.

Finally, Dad got to open his gifts. The boys had some really fun things for him, but their favorite was a game called Skunk in the Campground, which is a version of Old-Maid. They laughed and laughed at Dad's reaction. There was also a lawn game of LCR, which is a family favorite. Best of all was a book of Mom and Dad on all their hikes this year. There were 65 pictures of them in all kinds of places. It went on the shelf with all the other family history books, but Dad will pull it out and look at it pretty often. Dad was really glad that Mom gave him another great birthday.

We love playing games as a family.

We laughed and laughed when we bought this game for Dad.