Long Beach Aquarium and Lighthouse Park

Last Saturday, we had a really fun family outing. Our aquarium passes are going to expire in less than a month so we thought we'd better go use it at least one more time. Ian doesn't usually get to go with us so this was an extra special fun day at the aquarium. We got to feel the tops of the jellyfish and show daddy the cool new polar region exhibit they had. As we were coming in the aquarium we got to take a picture with a polar bear. And when we were leaving, in the same spot they had a penguin! So we got a picture with both. That was really fun!




After we left the aquarium, there was still so much left to the day and Ian wanted to show me the bike path he likes to take to work, so we did a little exploring. I've actually never walked on the path that we did that day. We got to go see the lighthouse and got to take a picture near the Queen Mary. It is so beautiful and peaceful there. There's all these seagulls everywhere cawing and the weather is so breezy and cool and fresh.

We gave the girls their first lesson in rolling down a hill. Zoey was afraid to walk down the hill so she would get down on her belly and scootch down backwards. She's so funny. Kira on the other hand loved running up and down the hill over and over while Ian and I sat in amazement at all of her energy.


After relaxing next to the lighthouse and taking it all in, we walked over to Shoreline Village and had dinner at Tequila Jack's. It was a really fun and super delicious mexican food restaurant we'd never been to before. It was getting really cold and we were starving so this was the end of our fun adventure. It's so fun exploring new places. I didn't even realize how much I've been missing in my own backyard for the past 27 years!!!

Ian and I have been talking about how blessed we are to live where we live. The weather is so nice here and the world is just at our finger tips. It just wouldn't feel like home anywhere else.

Isn't Long Beach beautiful??