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bat ray

After lounging around the house this morning, we packed up and headed to the Long Beach Aquarium.

We arrived soon after opening at 9:AM. Enzo made a few stops to see some fish here and there, but he was on a mission to get to the shark and ray touch tank. We stood hanging over the edge touching shark after shark and ray after ray. We manhandled some anemones and starfish, and then walked through the second floor exhibits. We stopped to say hi to the diver man in the big tank. And he got a stuffed penguin on the way out, "love it".

We drove to Culver City to eat lunch, and then back to Pasadena. We timed it perfectly so Enzo fell asleep as we pulled in the driveway.

We finally went in to wake Enzo up after his two hour nap, because we didn't want him to sleep for too long, too late. He woke up in a really good mood, and we had a snack and went for a walk with the dogs in his wagon. After we got home, we went out for barbeque ribs. Enzo definitely loves gnawing at sticky baby back ribs. He also loved his sweet potato fries, apple sauce, mac n' cheese, and pulled pork. The kid ate a ton. After dinner we walked over to get some ice cream, and he turned his nose at his vanilla cone with sprinkles, and instead took over daddy's mint chip with chocolate sprinkles. The apple does not fall far from the tree.

It was getting late so we hit the bath soon after we got home. He played with his boat and diver man in the tub. After bath, he sat on the potty and did his business while having an imaginary tea party with mommy. Some books and milk, and he was off to bed without a peep. We listened in on him for a bit after we put him in his crib while he chatted to himself about his day.

It really was a nearly perfect day with Enzo today. He never even remotely got upset about anything and was really happy and cheerful, said a hundred funny things and ate a ton of food today.