Friday's always have a certain feel to them. A little different, a little more excitement than any other day of the week. And this Friday was no different. Only this Friday had even slightly more exciting feel to it. Friday we made our way to Atlantic Beach, NC. We had talked it up to Madison all week and she couldn't wait to get home from school so that she could go to the beach. She knew it meant having to wait until morning to see the beach, but she knew when we pulled out of the driveway at 5:30 where we were going!
She was so excited she sang and talked most of the way there. Classic Madison, she fell asleep about 20 minutes out from our final destination for the evening. She was awaken by the sound of Jeff's car door slamming as he went to check us in to the hotel. You could see the excitement in her sleepy eyes! Ms. Lace was so very excited to see the beach. After carrying everything up to the room, she was able to see the whitecaps of the water and her face just lit up the night! It took us quite a while to get her down that night. Lots of explaining that the sooner she goes to sleep, the sooner we can see the beach and go to the aquarium the next day.
Saturday morning found us at the Pine Knolls Aquarium. Madison pulled up thinking she was going to see elephants and giraffes. We had to quickly correct her to let her know that we would be seeing sharks, fishes and sea turtles instead. It really didn't matter to her as long as she was going to be able to see ANIMALS! From the second we walked through the doors, she was WIDE OPEN. Running from one exhibit to the next and then back to another exhibit.
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| Ray tank where she could touch the rays |
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| Checking to see where the otters have gone |
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| Taking pictures of the BIG FISH! |
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| I'm shy... |
She was all hot to trot and big girl on the block 'til the diver tried to "talk" to her!
The aquarium was such a great time and can't wait to get her to the local zoo to see the giraffes and elephants she wonders about. Our next stop after the aquarium was back to the hotel for lunch and a snooze...
