Aquarium

In the beginning of August, I took the kids to Denver's Downtown Aquarium. It was very crowded that day, as it seems everyone wanted to visit the aquarium before school started.

This aquarium is designed such that there is only one path that meanders through the aquarium building, dictating what order you (and the rest of the crowd) see each exhibit, so it felt a bit like herding cattle. The girls loved it, anyway.

Gabi and Bella were most excited about the "real mermaids" who clean up the oceans and teach us to recycle.

The shark tank was fascinating! At first, Katarina was scared when I put her down on a plexiglass floor with sharks swimming below her, but soon she discovered that it was safe - and interesting.

The shark tank was a bit dark for taking pictures if I wanted the girls in the shot as well, but here you can see a shark swimming away behind Gabi. Not surprisingly, Bella wasn't interested in having her picture taken at all.

On an unrelated note, my Granddad celebrated his 98th birthday at his home of over 50 years last Tuesday! As he said when I called to wish him "happy birthday," just two years shy of 100 is pretty good. Three days later, Mom and her siblings moved him to a nursing home, as he is very weak. For now, he is adjusting well enough, but of course we'd appreciate your prayers.