Miami Children's Museum

I mentioned the Miami Children's Museum as an option, and Grace really wanted to go, so we gave it a try. The kids had a great time, especially Marion, who loved being able to run wild and touch everything!

Of course, Daddy steered them right to the Port of Miami as soon as we walked in!

Marion at the top of the tug boat, taking the wheel.

It's us, on t.v.!

I tried to give Marion a lesson on brushing... she wasn't interested.

My girls love to shop!

Now this was cool! I even played on it. The sirens and all worked!

Marion wasn't so sure if she liked the dinos!

She was more into digging for their bones!

Again, Daddy at the boats... can you give the girls a turn?! :)

Miami Seaquarium

If you ever find yourself in Miami, you must visit the Miami Seaquarium!! It was awesome!!

Parrot holding is a big deal in Miami... we did this at a few places!

These anchors are from the ships of the Spanish Silver Plate Fleet, all sunk by a hurricane off Key Largo in July 1733.

This model is a life sized replica of a humpback whale's tail encrusted with barnacles.

Driving motorizes boats. Hey Dad, give the girls a turn!

A model of a Carcharodon Megalodon, the largest shark that ever lived! They ruled the seas from 20 million years ago, until 1.5 million years ago. They could reach over 60 feet in length and weigh over 100 tons!

One of many dolphin tanks.

This fish reminded us of Paw Paw's African Cichlids.

The sea lions, resting before a performance.

A shark feeding!! It was wild, just what you would expect. They were jumping out of the water and fighting with each other over the food.

...and then the girls and I went fishing, and caught this monster shark ;)

Home of Lolita, the Killer Whale!!

Lolita has lived at the Miami Seaquarium for 40 years. It is the longest a killer whale has ever lived in captivity.

Marion enjoyed the show, she loves to clap!

She's so gorgeous!

The Sea Lions!!! They were Grace's favorite. It might have had something to do with the Little Mermaid music that played during the show :)

Off the diving board!!

Dancing with the trainers!

These are the "Flipper Dolphins." The show was partly filmed here and some of these dolphins are offspring of the original Flippers!

Petting stingrays.

Grace posing with a dolphin statue. We saw 3 dolphin shows this day!

This was the "Top Deck Dolphin Show." It was the most up-close. Everyone got splashed while classic rock music blared from the speakers! So much fun!

Beautiful!

Alligators! or Crocodiles! Who knows?! Obviously not me :)

Rainforest Cafe

Pool Babes

The girls and I have spent lots of time in the pool while Jeremy is in class. Grace is quite a good swimmer now, and Marion now plays happily around the pool. She sits on the first step for a bit, gets out and walks around the pool for a bit, and then returns to her step! My big struggle with Marion is keeping the earplugs in! Since she just got tubes, she is supposed to wear them whenever water may get in. The big neoprene headband just provides another layer of protection for when she's trying to get them out!

Making a lap! She will walk around the whole pool!