Today Nam and I took Kayden down to the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla. Kayden has been to the aquarium once before, but I’m pretty sure she was about 3 months old and slept through the experience. This visit was much more action packed! She started off a little slow and wanted Mommy to carry her from tank to tank. Then Nam suggested she hold her hand and from there we were both running after her! She loved stepping up the step to be close to the aquariums. Her favorite exhibit was the wall to ceiling aquarium that housed many large fish and a few sharks!

After touching each of the tanks and saying hi to all of the fishies, we headed outside to check out the tide pools. To my great surprise Kayden was rather independent in the play area and then at the fish tank! She was surrounded by other children and adults, and besides a few quick glances back to make sure Nam and I were nearby, she was totally fine! I thought for sure my little BFF would require me to be standing in close proximity, if not holding her hand the whole time! My little independent woman!

Kayden’s first hands-on with a sea creature!

After our morning trip to the aquarium, we just had to stop off for lunch on the way home! We went to Nam’s favorite spot- Chevy’s! Kayden did a great job and Nam worked hard to keep her awake on the way home so she could get a nice, long nap at home!

Thanks Nam for a great trip to the Birch Aquarium!!