The Nelson's: Monterey Bay Aquarium

We had a great weekend on the 22nd-23rd with a spontaneous trip to Monterey to see the Aquarium. Cameron and I had purchased tickets a few months ago at a fundraiser dinner for PINC and the passes were going to expire soon. After convincing Cameron he could still catch football playoffs on the radio on the drive home and the later game on tv, he was in :) We stayed at my parents house Friday night to get us 30 minutes closer to Monterey because we knew it was going to be foggy on the morning drive. My parents were originally going to Cayucos to see vacation rentals but we had extra tickets for the aquarium so they joined us instead and got a room right next to ours at the Monterey Plaza Resort. It worked out perfectly that they were able to come. The beautiful hotel was right on the water and very close to the aquarium.

Collin gets sad when we leave the doctors office because they have a fish tank with 2 fish in it. Obviously this was going to be a fun adventure for him! We were so excited. He did great on the car ride (with a few potty breaks) and some snacks. We checked into the hotel around noon and then walked around Monterey and had a fantastic lunch at the Fish Hopper. We ate so much that we were not hungry for dinner but made room for some frozen yogurt and candy.

We woke up Sunday morning and had breakfast at the hotel then walked down to the Aquarium right when they opened. This is the first picture of Collin walking into the Aquarium and his face just lit up!