Evie and Mama's weekend of fun...

 

It's the weekend!! Well sort of...this is a wrap up post of our weekend activities but really, they started on Friday. I had the day off Friday, and we used it to run a TON of errands. We had returns to do, packages to ship, groceries to get, and a library trip to get out of the way. So, we made ourselves some coffee (hot cocoa for Evie!) and headed out to get it done. 



On Saturday we took a trip across the border for some fun at the aquarium. Evie got to touch some sharks and feed these rays. She did pretty well with it this time. Usually, she drops the food as soon as the rays start to come up. She did get splashed in the face though, which wasn't her favorite.



We also got to see the octopus. He's rarely out where you can see him, and it was so wild to see the way he moves across the tank. Definitely worth the wait!



At the very end Evie got to walk across the shark tank on the Shark Bridge. It's one of her favorite parts of the aquarium. We also stopped by a local bakery and got some cookies that were larger than our whole heads! Then we stopped by the Christmas tree they have out front which is probably the biggest tree Evie has seen (except maybe at Kings Island). It's always fun to have adventures with her and see where we end up! We used the rest of our weekend to relax and get the Christmas lights up on the outside of the house. It's been uncharacteristically warm lately and while I'm dreading the freezing weather, I'm also a little sad that it's not been snowier this month. Hopefully soon! Next week we're learning about the five senses, and it should be a really fun one so be sure to check out what we get into! :)

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