a SWIMMINGLY good time!

So Corey and I landed a GREAT Groupon. A family 4 pass to the Oregon Coast Aquarium (2 adults, 2 kids) for $25! A smokin' deal (normally $54!) and yes, we let the 3rd child come, and bought an extra ticket!

I couldn't wait. I love nature, animals, LIFE and so this was right up my alley and my kids were CRAZY with anticipation.
Gavin , Gabriel , Grant ~ hard getting a decent picture. They are all characters!

And a quick family pic, ya know, with the timer and diving back into place!

Here we are entering the main exhibits. YIKES were we excited, and it didn't disappoint. Not even the kid entrance (log.)

Go Gabe!

Here comes Gavin, and impatient Grant on his heels.

The boys in the SWAMPLAND section. Of course, this TENT was the FAVE of this section. Yup, not the snakes, fish or anything else ~ the tent! :)

Just finished the passage of the deep with the sharks, rays, fish and other large creatures. Group Shot, for my scrapbook! :)

Here is the highlight of Gabe's trip to the aquarium, this friendly sea otter that played and mimicked Gabe for about 15 freakin' minutes. It was precious! It LOVED Gabe! The feeling was mutual! Gabe was thinking ~ he should get in the tank so that they could REALLY play. Well...... probably not!

He was adorable though!

Gavin loved the jelly fish!

Here were the boys watching the seals and sea lions! Cute!

The ABSOLUTE favorite thing of the day was the TOUCH POOL. We were there TWICE. Probably 45 minutes EACH TIME!

Gabe and the Mommy of this gang.

The handsome Daddy of this gang in the shark passage!

Me and the monkeys with the sharks!

See, we are back! Round TWO!

Before we left, we saw the terns and puffins. We have currently stayed DRY. These silly birds though half way soaked us and tried to spray us with water from their wings. HILARIOUS! And the boys loved being WET!

Before we left we hit the gift shop. Gabe and Gavin (outsides) purchased a shark tooth necklace and Grant bought a leopard that snarls. Go figure!

**So fun, easy to interact with kids, and great learning experience for the munchkins. Overall a spectacular day! I love me some FAMILY ADVENTURES!