Well we made it home from our very quick trip to Monterey. It was a whirlwind trip that started with us leaving the house at 5:45 in the morning. The kids did really great. My master plan of them getting in the van and falling back to sleep didn't work so well. After a quick potty break we were back on the road making excellent time to then only be pulled over by the CHP. My husband was really good about it. I was more annoyed with the speed trap coming right off a hill that caught 3 other people while we were pulled over....URGHHH. It was comical trying to explain it to the kids. Emmeline will probably forever be our backstreet driver. The rest of the way she reminded us that the police officer was not happy with us and we were going too fast. YIKES!
We managed to get in a few minutes early to the aquarium before the public thanks to Uncle Steve. He gave us a quick tour and then it was off to meet up with the DeTars and some other friends.
The kids loved seeing the fish and playing in the touch tanks. 
Just when they were getting a little restless we found a great exploring area for the little ones. It was just what Jackson needed.
While the boys were splashing around Emmeline had some fun with Uncle Gabe. He helped her overcome her fear of the wave wall. At first we couldn't get her to go near it and by the end she was laughing and we had to drag her out.
We had a blast and the kids were troopers for being up so early. Next, on our list was the beach. This event deserves its own blog post.
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