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.
2 comments:
What a fun weekend!!
This is another picture I display life size in my room that I am totally in love with. The clarity and detail is so good when I walk up to look at him and admire his beauty and good looks he literally appears to be directly in front of me looking right at me! It sends shivers up and down my spine to have such a good looking boy right there in front of me. He actually looks like I can reach out and touch him which is incredible and makes it almost impossible to walk up to him without leaning close and kissing him! The display is warm and silky smooth so it seems like he comes to life and I am really kissing him. Being able to walk up to him and kiss him is absolutely wonderful!
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