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!

Life Lately: Puppies, Visitors at Work, and Family Lunches

Happy Monday everyone! This is an extra happy Monday for me since I am on vacation from work this week! I love taking a staycation and not having to go to work. 

Here's what I've been up to recently...

I visited with my brothers puppy Kai last Wednesday before I had dance team. He is such a good dog and has SO much energy! I am almost done with the dance team season which is nice but I will definitely miss it! The season goes by too fast....

On Thursday I had two little visitors at work...

Parker is such a happy baby! She loves to eat, smile and seems to enjoy sleeping too which is great for Brittni and Stephen! She was such a good baby as she gets passed from person to person. 

Emma was pretty hilarious as well. I always set up a word document when she visits so she can type away which she seems to enjoy. She calls it pushing buttons which keeps her from pressing the power button (although she did that too!). She also poured all of the paperclips out of my container onto my desk! Little trouble maker :)

Yesterday Tim and I met my extended family for lunch at Outback which was a nice time. We haven't seen them since Christmas so it was great to spend some time chatting with them!

So far our plans for my week off include visiting the aquarium, babysitting Tilly, senior night for my dance team, and a valentines day dinner. What are you guys up to this week?

Welcome to the world Parker Catherine

Brittni and Stephen welcomed their newest bundle of joy on Monday. Parker Catherine and I are middle name twins and I was so excited to meet her.

Such a sweet face!

Tim and I stayed the night on Brit's couch so I could be there to watch Emma and take her to meet her new sister!

This little sleepyhead was excited to go meet her new sister!

She gave Parker kisses and then side-eyed her a little bit. She was blissfully unaware that she is no longer an only child!

I had the chance to hold Parker too- she's so sweet!

Life is about to get crazy for this family!

Then I got to hang out with this love for the rest of the day and we had a blast! However, I was exhausted by the end of the day!

I'm so excited to have another little friend to love, cuddle and play with! <3