Water/wave cake in anticipation of our upcoming outing...because covid restrictions are finally starting to lift! Matthew thought he'd like to go to Ripley's Aquarium this year.
We got his some technical literature...hoping that would challenge him.
Jennifer made Matthew several origami balls.
Evelyn sewed him a wall hanging.
And then we headed off to Ripleys!
They certainly have some very interesting animals there! It is fascinating to get a glimpse of the huge variety of life there is teeming in the ocean.
The moving sidewalk is pretty neat too! We went around through an alley of sorts and did it a second time.
Having a shark swim over you is pretty neat. When you know there is a very strong layer between you and it. Some of the kids bought shark teeth in the gift shop later. Apparently they loose a lot of teeth.
We saw an octopus, seahorses, crabs, coral, turtles, and so many kinds of fish...this one is an electric eel...
The stingray looked especially fascinating.
And when they swam nearby...their movement is so calming.
There was creepy music in the background by the jelllyfish. I guess there a lot of them you don't want to touch!
We got a lot of good views of the sea turtles.
We had a great time! Matthew's birthday at the beginning of the whole covid lockdown excitement was the last time we've had a major covid outing...sure has been a long time! We enjoyed this time extra on account of it being such a long time!
Matthew is 14 years old already. In addition to growing up, he is also growing up. :p Matthew is becoming a hard worker, taking a lot more responsibility, and he still having a great sense of humour and an outgoing and social nature. We are blessed to have him in our family for these past 14 years!
1 comment:
very nice updates Roze, I am glad you got to take the kids to Ripleys, such a neat place to go to! Looks like the kids are still busy doing crafts, neat balls Jennifer made for Matthew!
love mom
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