Baltimore Break

This past weekend we took a short trip to Baltimore. We drove on Wednesday night and got in really late. In the morning, Caleb and Little Bird headed out to explore the city, while Camberly headed to class.

They found a really neat park just a few blocks away from the hotel. It had a tunnel through the trees, enormous xylophones to play, and fun sculptures to climb on. At lunch, they showed Camberly what they had found before it was time to head back to class and naps.

At the park, LB met some new friends and she got to explore a light house. For dinner, Caleb wanted to make sure he got some good seafood, so they headed to Riptide and he got some delicious scallops.

After dinner we meandered back to the hotel along all the piers. It was a beautiful evening.

 Friday morning, we all headed to Port Discovery (children's museum). Little Bird had a fun time exploring and trying to meet some new kids. She really liked the little diner and playing with the dishes and food. There were a couple school groups there so it was really busy but she had fun.

After lunch it was time for Camberly to head back to class while Caleb and LB napped and then headed back to the park.

After a quick dinner at LB's favorite place ("potle"), we headed to the National Aquarium.

All the fish and sharks were so cool to see in the reef section. We made it to the last few minutes of the dolphin show and saw a bunch of jelly fish. In the rainforest area, as everyone else was looking at the sloth up in the tree, LB found a cockroach scurrying across the ground (yuck).

 By the end, LB was tired of all the fish and was most entertained by all the escalators and hanging off the railings. She did a great job all day.

One part at the aquarium let people put in what they like about water/marine life and put it up on a big screen. But the touch screen was very slow to respond and so it ended up not putting what you had meant for it to. Thus Caleb's said "I eat my sharks" and Camberly's said "Enjoy coral health for life."

Saturday morning was time for one last class and some time in the park. Then it was into the car for a long drive home, punctuated by many, many potty breaks. It was  a fun trip, but as always it was nice to be home.