After a bit of a rough start, we spent the day at the Monterey Aquarium checking out the exhibits, displays and tanks.  We saw sharks and rays and jellies and ocean life of all kinds.  Since it was ‘Homeschool Day’ there was a room for homeschoolers set up with hands on exhibits.  Max and Lucy had a great time.  The weather was beautiful and the drive home was very easy (and long).

Lucy’s favorite part at the Aquarium was the rescued otters and the sea horses.  She thinks the otters are soooooooooooo cute.

Max’s favorite part of the Aquarium was the ‘behind the scenes’ tour that we took.  It was a guided tour that showed how the Aquarium operates.  Lucy didn’t really like the tour, and when I asked her what would have made the tour better, she thought for a second and said ‘some ice cream samples would have been nice.’

Toby’s and my favorite exhibit was the sea horse room.  In this area, we saw many different kinds of sea horses, including the ‘leafy dragon’ (http://www.worldmostamazingthings.com/2011/04/sea-dragon-leafy-weedy-sea-dragons.html)

We also learned that sea horses are the only animals in nature where the males give birth.  The female sea horse drops eggs into the male’s pouch and then the baby sea horses pop out of the pouch some time later.  God is amazingly creative.