Aunt Allllllllllison!

We tried hard to get Henry to say Aunt Allison this past week, but alas, could not. But, we had a really FUN weekend visiting in Cincinnati! Henry really loved spending time with his aunt, and he perfected his walking skills as well. Now, he takes a really long walk of 20-30 at a time, rather than just 5-8 steps. He's a walking champ. We had fun shopping, eating, and playing in Allison's apartment!
Peering out the window at the rain, longing to go outside and play.
Rainy days means mountain climbing!
Mom, I'm pretty tired from all this play. Could I please go to bed?


Although the weather was rainy the whole week, we managed to find some fun things out of the house. While dad recruited, and Aunt Allison worked, Henry and I took a field trip to the aquarium, where waved hi to the fishys, walked through a rain forest, got scared by some loud birds, waved hi to the scuba divers cleaning the tanks, and saw them feeding the sharks. We DID NOT touch sharks however. Mom's not brave enough, maybe when Henry is a bigger boy.

Looking through the tunnel at the sharks swimming overhead.


Eye to eye with the frogs!

Completely surrounded by fish.

What's the best snack to bring to the aquarium? Rainbow Goldfish, of course!



We also heard about a Children's Museum, and took a trip to see that too. Totally worth it, and we'll be going back, definitely as Henry gets older. They had some really cool exhibits for older kids, but a whole entire area devoted to kids four and under. Complete with a sand table, books and chairs, apple picking, climbing toys, fire engines, grocery shopping, and so much room to walk and play, we had a blast with non stop action.




And after lunch, the excitement continued with the SPLASH ZONE! Henry looked darling in his little blue smock with the sleeves rolled up and long enough to touch his shoes. He loved splashing in the water, watching the older kids make the machines turn using water, and getting wet. And we commemorated the event with a bath toy with a series of machines that you can rearrange to make the water move!
Yay, Aunt Allison's house!!!