A little something fishy...

Last weekend Micah and Becky came up to Vermont with Becky's sister Jenny's family for some winter fun. Sadly, our snow level was at about two inches at that point. And it was only a few degrees out, making outdoor activities both uncomfortably chilly and snowless. But Micah tried his best, taking Calvin, Jenny & Steve's 3 year old, down my parents 45-degree slope driveway in a plastic deathtrap. Andy and I weren't there, but Micah swears he reached top speeds of about 40 mph. Since everyone survived, we decided to go to the ECHO Aquarium in Burlington for the afternoon.

Jenny and Freddy

Aiden watching a snapping turtle

The biggest hit at the aquarium was the "Watershed Model" which is supposed to teach young inquisitive minds all about how rainfall moves through the landscape and explain the ecological consequences of damming or polluting watercourses. ANYWAY, its basically a big play bathtub by kids under 4. Freddy started out with his shirt on, nice and dry, playing with the boats...

Then the shirt got soaked, and it had to come off...

Then the pants got soaked too, and Freddy took those off himself! So Freddy had a great time at the Watershed Model in only his diaper and sneaks. All the other Moms around thought it was great, while Steve frantically dried all Freddy's clothes under the hand dryer so he could face the 2-degree parking lot on our way out.

Aiden had fun at the Watershed Model too, and climbing into a tunnel to look at some fish.

Calvin liked the archaeological dig, and made a valiant effort to scrape out the prehistoric whale another half inch.

Aiden watching the Sturgeon and Muskies

Back at Turkey Lane, the boys had a wild time with the cardboard blocks that Micah and I used to play with. There's even one block with "Micah Sucks" written on it, but then Micah is crossed out and "Carrie" is scrawled over it. Ah, childhood memories...

There was some building going on, but a lot more "wrecking!" Cool!

Freddy and Auntie Becky made steps out of the blocks to jump off of. Freddy and Cal love jumping, a skill Aiden has not mastered yet. He loves to watch "big boys" in action though.

Actually, Aiden was less into the blocks than he was Timber's dog bed. I think it was the biggest pillow he'd ever seen, and he does love to snuggle.

Poor Steve! Get him some coffee! Everyone was exhausted by the end of the day.

The next day, Aiden showed Uncle Micah the correct method for snuggling, after we watched the Pats and the Giants make it to the Superbowl and ate a huge Gloucester seafood meal. Thanks for coming up guys, we had a great weekend!