Staycation 2018 : Visiting Mystic Aquarium

On Monday we took a day trip to Mystic, CT to visit the aquarium with one of our favorite families! It was a chilly day which made the outdoor parts of our adventure short-lived but as someone who loves visiting any sort of animals I was thrilled to walk around and see what we could.

So come along with me as I photograph our day at Mystic Aquarium. I think you'll be inspired to visit too!

We met up with this little girl in the parking lot and she was beyond excited to visit the "fishies home" with us.

She took Tim by the hand and quickly led him inside.

One of my favorite exhibits is when you first walk inside the aquarium and is the beluga whales. There are two whales in the exhibit and they are super friendly. They will come right up to the glass and interact with you which is so much fun.

Emma is pretty enthralled by them but we got cold quickly so we headed inside to the main section of the aquarium to see what other sea creatures we could find.

I loved testing out my new camera by taking pictures inside the exhibit. I think I managed to take a few good ones too!

This little girl seemed to enjoy her second trip to the aquarium. It won't be long before she is running around with her big sister.

Such a cutie.

After spending quite a bit of time checking out all the indoor exhibits we headed back outside to see the beluga whales again.

Emma was so excited every time one swam by. Her excitement was so contagious and it was nice to have the area all to ourselves so she could run back and forth and enjoy the exhibit.

Once we had finished looking at the belugas we headed past the seals and over to the penguins.

At this point it was super cold and hailing so we didn't stay outside too long. The penguins weren't really swimming around or doing much, mostly just standing in a group so we didn't have too much excitement at this exhibit. 

Say cheese!

Thanks to this family for inviting us to spend the day with them at the aquarium!

We had a great time and it was so nice to spend time with some of our favorite people :)

Parker was pretty exhausted by the end of the trip but we headed to Friendly's for a delicious meal after the aquarium anyways.

We had such a great time and highly recommend Mystic Aquarium if you are in the area. They are redoing several of their exhibits right now but it is a great place to spend a few hours if you are an animal lover like me!

A Weekend in Boston

Tim and I took off last weekend for a mini getaway in Boston! Way back in the spring I won tickets to a Red Sox game for August 17th which at the time seemed so far away- I can't believe it has already come and gone!

Once we knew we were going to the game I decided I wanted to spend at least one night in Boston and make a mini vacation out of it so I started looking online for a hotel deal. I didn't end up finding anything great but through Priceline managed to get a decent price on a room at The Inn at Longwood Medical. A fifteen minute walk from Fenway it was the perfect location for us on this trip.

Once we dropped our bags off in the room we walked straight down towards Fenway to get some food and check out exactly how far it was from our hotel.

I've never seen Fenway and the surrounding streets so empty! We had a nice time seeing it without the massive crowds. We had a great dinner at Jerry Remy's which is an awesome sports bar right near Fenway Park.

I took this picture as we were leaving our room on Monday morning. I didn't choose what type of room we wanted because it was cheaper that way and we were a little disappointed to end up with two beds! One was for storage :)

The first thing we did on Monday morning was go on a Duck Boat Tour. My mom purchased this for us and it was so much fun. We learned a ton of information and had fun hanging out as we cruised around the harbor.

Once we finished the boat tour it dropped us off right at the New England Aquarium. We decided to grab slices of pizza in Faneuil Hall before heading into the aquarium.

We had an amazing time in the aquarium! We both enjoyed learning about all of the sea creatures and were especially fascinated by the ginormous sea turtles and the different types of penguins!

Then it was time to cheer on our Red Sox!

Even though they lost we still had a blast at the game and drove home talking about how much fun we had over the past weekend!

I thought I would show you how I did on my fitbit as well! Amazing how many steps I took in one day! So much walking in Boston!

Sorry for the picture overload, but I hope you enjoyed seeing our weekend trip to Boston!