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daddy daughter adventure #3

this past sunday, olivia and daddy went to the shedd aquarium for a work related outing. there was music, food, face painting... all kinds of stuff that appeals to a 2 year old. it certainly appealed to olivia. she was soooo excited to "go see the fishies". after eating our lunch and hanging out in the hospitality tent, we toured the aquarium. it was a very fast-paced tour. my oldest daughter is not one to soak in the sights. she wants more, more, more. see one yellow fish, and it's "wanna see more yellow fishies". the kid's crazy.

we made it through about 5 minutes of the dolphin show. they did a bunch of jumps at the beginning, but digressed into educational talk. definitely not an attention grabber for a 2 year old. so, we ducked out to go check out the penguins (our second viewing of the day). they weren't really doing anything, but she loved them.

all in all, it was a successful visit. she saw lots of fish, turtles, sharks, frogs and other assorted aquatic life... and she saw it all quickly. i fully expected her to crash on the way to our second destination of the day, our friends' house for the celebration of their youngest daughter's baptism. they have a great playroom setup in their basement, and olivia played with every single toy.

i was doubly convinced that she would crash on the way home, what with all the activity and no nap. she almost did... about a quarter of a mile from our house, but i quickly woke her. nope, she was going to make through dinner all the way to bedtime if i had to prop her eyeballs open. no need, though. she was so jazzed from the day, she sailed right through.

one funny note on the day... when we got out of the car, she made a great 2 year old logic statement. refering to the dolphin painted on her cheek (courtesy of the face painter at the shedd), olivia looked at me and said, "you're a dolphin because you have a dolphin on your face". can't argue with that. that statement's probably true the majority of the time.

anyway, sunday definitely went down as a top ten day for me. i think olivia had fun too. here are some pictures from the day...

as always... enjoy.

posted by pru @ 12:49 AM