Mystic Aquarium

This picture is cute.



We got a new set of twins! See... Okay, just kidding, these "twins" are totally different. One is the 2004 Toyota Sienna owned by Dawnell's parents. The other is a completely different 2005 Toyota Sienna that we bought last month.

The first thing that Dawnell said after we found out we were having twins was that we needed a new car. And she was factually correct. Our trusty Camry was not going to work for a family of six.



Ironically, even our new minivan didn't work for our first big weekend family excursion, since we took along my parents. We ended up having to borrow a minivan from our friends, because our new minivan fits 7 and we needed it to fit 8. We decided to try to make a trip to Mystic, Connecticut (perhaps best known for that Pizza movie starring that toothy gal). Mystic also has the best aquarium in Connecticut, so off we went.





I think Beckett's favorite animals were the penguins. They were pretty cool.




I think Dawnell's favorite part was trying to instill the joys of archaeology in Beckett and Ciaran.



Ciaran's favorite part was sitting in the stroller drinking juice. He also enjoyed sitting on this huge fake turtle. It took us like five minutes to get him to leave the exhibit.







Here's one of the twins. They held up pretty well for their first big trip. Their favorite part was getting held by grandparents, especially once they got matching Mystic Aquarium swag.





At the end of the trip we stopped at a shack for lobster rolls. Literally, Lobster Landing is just a shack next to the water that sells lobster rolls. Since I'm not a fan of the seafood, I can't speak of the quality, but the foodie message boards are pretty unanimous in singing its praises.





All in all, a fun weekend journey.