Monterey Bay Aquarium

Baba had the day off today and we all headed south to the aquarium in Monterey. It was a gorgeous day. Kekoa had the best time, he was in heaven. I think his favorite thing was the life size whales and dolphins that were hanging from the ceilings, or was it the fish swimming in the kelp forest, or was it the baby green turtles gracefully swimming at his eye level, or was it the pink flamingos, or was it the "bubbles" from the waves, or was it the shore birds, or was it the touch tank, or was it the sea otters, or was it the penguins, or was it...
It was amazing to just see him, taking it all in, talking about it and just loving all the marine life as much as Scott and I do (we are both marine biologists after all!)
We had a super great time a perfect way to spend the day together... and Kekoa snoozed on the way home.

So excited to see the sea otters. They are the cutest things, I wish we could take one home.



Next stop, the kelp forest.

Checking out salmon.

The touch area was a big hit for Kekoa. He loved the way the kelp felt in his hands and couldn't get enough of the sea stars.




Mmm, what do you have?



Kekoa loved this wall, ran back and forth touching all the fish.
We ended up back at the kelp forest before we left. I love this place, it feels like I am diving with the kelp and fish, but I'm not freezing!


I love the fish swimming in the background.