Thursday, April 15, 2010

Virginia Beach Aquarium


We had such a full day today, but SO MUCH FUN!! We went with our homeschool group (100 of us) down to the VA Beach Aquarium. I hadn't taken the boys in over 9 years when we first moved to the area. It has been majorly renovated and we had a blast!! We got to hang out and tour the Aquarium with our great friends, The Brittan's. Caleb had the privilege of being my photographer, so all of the pictures of the animals were taken by him. I was pretty impressed with his photography!! I thought all the cousins would love to see these neat & awesome pictures of God's creation. He took over 100 pictures, but don't worry I won't post that many. All the pictures that he is in, obviously I took.




Love this shot he took of the seal in action!!






Lauren, Josh, Jonathan, Caleb, Benjamin, and Jacob. This was the coolest "mirror" tunnel!!








Sea Turtle.


Crazy shot!!



JAWS!






The Jungle.




Some type of Crock.




The boys being silly, I think they were sick of taking pictures.








Caleb's favorite, the Kimono dragon.







The outdoor marshy swamp.













Seahorses.




"Puffer" fish. Lauren liked these.




Cool picture of the crabs in their holes. The kids also loved petting the sting rays. Lauren wasn't sure at first, but then we had to go back again to pet them before we left.

Let's Play Ball

The other night while I was cooking dinner, Josh and Lauren were out back. Little did I know he was teaching her how to hit a ball. It was too cute!! I had to get my camera and take this precious brother/sister moment!! Lauren was really getting some hits, thanks to her brother's coaching!! Shaun's already talking about getting her on a softball team. I think we'll stick to ballet, if it's up to me. I guess we'll see what she wants to do as she gets older.






This is Caleb's second year playing in the Major's and on the Cardinals. This year he has been starting and playing first base. The night started out great and ended with it pouring down rain!! I wish I would've gotten a picture of the two double-hits he got, but it started to rain.



And Mimi, the under armor has come in handy, thanks!!