Oregon Part 2 - The Aquarium

Friday morning we checked out of our hotel and headed over to Newport, on the coast. When I first learned that we were going to be going through Newport, I told the girls that we could go to the aquarium there! I was really excited and the girls kept reminding me about it. It wasn't until later that I realized we'd have to sell our children to pay the entrance fee - :) - but we wanted to go so bad that it was worth the price!

I LOVED these fish! They had the coolest shape and the brightest silver scales I have ever seen on a fish! This is me and Hazel in their little viewing area.

Sting ray and shark petting area. The rays would come right up and stick their soft little noses right up out of the water for you to pet! Heaven! :)

My sweet, happy girl and her daddy watch the puffins!

Petting the anemones, starfish, sea cucumbers, and other little creatures! :)

Beautiful girls!

Poor Nels. I think I ended up being a bit like a kid in a candy store this entire weekend. I was at least as excited as the girls at the aquarium and could have stayed for MANY more hours watching the fish.