For his birthday this year, Luke asked to go to Clearwater Beach to visit the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. If you've seen the movie Dolphin Tail, that's where it was made and the home of the dolphin, Winter. We got a hotel on the bay for the night and swapped Judah for cousin Cole. The boys had fun jumping on the beds, eating out and playing in the water. And, of course, being silly.
The boys collecting treasures.
Proud of his find.
Silly, I tell you.
Attempt at a couple's photo.
Their collection. Every piece (Except for the seaweed. That, I refused.) came home with us.
Friendly fella'.
Okay, so maybe just Eli was silly all weekend.
Yep, it was just Eli.
The birthday boy.
Spotted eel
Rehabbed turtle. It's back legs were damaged, so it was unable to be released.
Winter
Winter's prosthetic tail
I kept waiting for someone to stop the boys from practically swimming with the sting ray, but no one did. It was probably their favorite part of the day. It was pretty cool to actually pet it, even if I did keep asking Kris nervously, "Isn't a sting ray what killed Steve Irwin?!?" He ignored me.
Nicolas was a true star. He loved his audience (or maybe all the treats they kept feeding him for every trick he did).
It was just fun to be with the boys and to be able to say "Yes" to Luke's request.
When we got back into town we ate dinner at Kris' parents' house and had Luke's favorite. Key Lime Pie!
Judah getting his dance on.
Luke really didn't care about having an official party as long as he got a cake and presents.
It was a fun time for him and for us.
1 comment:
What a fun weekend!!
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