Monterey Bay Aquarium!

Today we drove down to Monterey to go to the aquarium! Gavin and Grandma had both never been, so we thought it was time. It turned out to be the most beautiful day ever, and such a perfect time to drive to this beautiful city!

I also want to mention real quick how unbelievably good Gavin is in the car now! He was good as gold, and slept the entire drive there and home:)

We left at 9am, and like I said, G slept. We had a nice drive through the sunshine, past all the farms in Gilroy. Grandma had never been down that way, so it was new to her. Even though we drove past lots of cows, it is still a very pretty drive. It was also very peaceful because G was snoring away!

We arrived to Monterey at about 10ish, and headed straight for the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Lets just say that Gavin AND Grandma were in absolute heaven. They both were having so much fun, and we got to see some pretty cool things! I think Gavin AND Grandma had the same favorite area….the one where they got to stick their hands in the water and touch all the little crabs/starfish/plants/I have no idea what else! Another fun area was the toddler area. Gavin was so happy to run around and play in the water area. Of course!

We went and had lunch at the Fishhopper restaurant, which is very close by. We sat outside on the patio, in the sun, and enjoyed a very delicious lunch while listening to music play and waves crash below us. The food was so good, and it was such a great day for it!

After lunch, we headed back to the aquarium for more fun. We went through the rest of it, and got to see so many animals and fish. It is a really great place to go!

When we left, we decided to stop at the Nestle Toll House cookie shop (YUMMY!) and then the beach. Gavin and Grandma got to play in the sand and explore. After beach time, we had a very short walk to the car, and home we went! G, again, fell right asleep, and slept almost the entire ride home. We had such a great time, we can’t wait to do it again!