Aquarium and Beach Outing

A week after going to the Zoo, we decided to take a trip up the coast to the Newport Aquarium. Sequoia really liked the Aquarium since all the animals were close to the glass and she could reach out and almost touch them.

After looking at all the neat fish and jellies, we took a walk through the outdoor area which housed the sea otters, sea lions, and octopus exhibits. We met a very friendly sea otter which was equally curious about Sequoia as she was with him. He swam back and forth, rolling over in front of her for a good five minutes. She had so much fun (and so did the large crowd of people behind us who were watching the otter play with Sequoia).

After we were all done at the Aquarium, we drove to a nearby beach and introduced her to her cousin Addie's favorite food, sand! Sequoia tried to get two fists of sand into her mouth right away, but as you can see in the pictures, it didn't taste as good as she was hoping. The ocean was a little to cold for her liking, so instead of playing in the water, we took a nice little nap on the beach. Another great day!