Today we took Janie to Monterey as a special vacation before Baby Brother arrives.  On the drive over, she had oatmeal in the car and then took a little nap.

When we arrived, we dropped off our bags and car at the hotel.  At the front desk, they gave her a gift bag.  There was a baby turtle, which she said was “for Baby Brother” and a coloring book with stickers and crayons inside.

After the bell desk took our luggage, we headed over the the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Janie loved this gift shop that had a plush toy of almost every sea animal you can think of.

The Deep Sea exhibit was pretty cool and she was so excited to see the hammerhead shark and sting ray.

The puffins were cool too.  They came right up to the glass to greet her.

For lunch, we walked up the hill for some Mexican food.

After lunch, we headed back to the hotel to check in and rest up a bit.

She found sunglasses in her gift bag and tried them on.  They were a little too big for her face.

In the afternoon, we took Janie down the street to a small beach that had lots of cool little rocks to collect and throw into the water.

Initially, she was afraid of the water but warmed up very quickly and ended up not wanting to go back to the hotel.  The water was pretty cold but it didn’t seem to bother her.

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She had a fun time collecting rocks and “feeding the ocean”.  She talked to Mr. Ocean the whole time and each time the waves would surprise her from behind, she would say, “you scared me, Ocean!”