Anniversary Celebrations

December 29 was Kaleb and my 3rd anniversary! Can you believe it!? Three years have just gone by! We didn't have anything huge planned out because money was tight, but my Aunt Dawn had given us tickets to the Longbeach Aquarium. 

Our anniversary fell on a Monday this year. The weekend before, my Uncle Jared and Rebecca had come into town! It was super fun to hang out with them! We went to dinner a couple times and took them to Milks to get Macaroon ice cream sandwiches!! Thanks again for visiting us!

Mondays are my day off so it was perfect for us to have the day to ourselves. We headed to Longbeach early in the morning. The drive isn't too bad, just a lot of traffic. Yuck!

Park was nuts, of course, but we were able to find a spot! Thank goodness! 

We headed to the least crowded spots first. The best part was watching the kids get excited to see the animals. One little girl had asked her mom if the seals were mating. It was hilarious! I can't remember the response, but we were laughing pretty hard!

 There was a petting area but we didn't want to have to wash our hands afterward so we just watched the little kids squeal every time they touched one or one got close to them.

There was a giant shark tank with sting rays and of course sharks!! It was AWESOME!!! We got pretty close to them and even got to watch them feed. The feeding wasn't as cool as we thought it would be but we were still excited we got to watch!

There was this awesome set up that would show what happens when it rains. I thought it was pretty cool! But, of course, you would get wet if you got too close so we kept our distance.

We didn't expect a bird exhibit to be at an aquarium! You could buy nectar and the birds would land on your shoulders but we just watched everyone else do it. There was one guy with like 5 birds on his arms and shoulders! The birds were super friendly!

They had Penguins too!!! 

This CRAZY Starfish!! Look how many legs it has!!

And a creepy looking Spider Crab!

In the gathering area they had a giant whale hanging above! It was HUGE!! One day I want see a live whale in nature!

They had a seal and sea lion show. We got there early so we could get good spots. We ate a granola bar while we were waiting! This picture we have our mouths full!

So we had to take another one.

The show was awesome. They know how to do all sorts of tricks!

This guy was my favorite. Probably because he was the biggest one too.

It was such a fun day!

It was probably not the right thing to do after going to an aquarium and everything but we decided on Sushi for dinner.

Kaleb used to Hate sushi! But I made him try different rolls and now he LOVES it! We actually went to the same place with Rebecca and Jared a couple days before, but we love it so much we decided to go again.

The place we like to go is within walking distance. Its good too because we eat so much it is nice to get the exercise on the way home to loosen everything up inside.

So much has changed the three years we have been together and I am so excited to see what else we conquer! Kaleb always keeps me on my toes with his ideas and plans and I love it! I can't wait for the next adventure with him. If he isn't planning it, then I am! We have such a strong bond and we love each other so much!