We were so blessed to be able to go to Victoria to see family there and especially to be able to be at Thatcher's baptism. It was a trip with just me (Baylor is everywhere I go as well) and the big girls. They were able to earn this trip by each finishing 2 math programs and completing their years worth of math in about 9 weeks. They did great and we had a great trip to the ocean.
I have never before taken any of our children on an airplane or to the ocean, so this was very special. We were so grateful for the Bly's for allowing us to stay with them and helping us not get lost. Here are a few of the great things that we did.
We fed these wild seals that live at the marina in Victoria. I have never seen creatures like this so close before and I was just as amazed as the kids were. They sell little packages of frozen fish to feed to them and with all of these kids we went through a bunch of them.
These seals were surprisingly bigger then I thought they would be. They were so beautiful.
We spent some time at a beach. It was quite a cool day but that didn't stop these crazy kids from enjoying their first time to the ocean. We collected a couple shells and some rocks, dug in the sand and jumped over waves. They also found lots of dogs to play with on their walks along the beach as well.
Their feet were so numb and cold when they got out but they had a fun time. There was some tail end of a hurricane or something coming through this weekend and it rained and sprinkled and was pretty grey but that didn't stop any of our activities.
I guess I don't have any pictures of the baby with us. He was such a trooper. He fed sitting on the beach, being sheltered from the cold wind and then he spent the rest of the time there staying warm in his stroller all covered up. It was windy and chilly so I tried to keep him sheltered. He was so great the whole trip, such an easy going baby!
We had a fun time watching Macartney play soccer, but Thatcher had a bye so we weren't able to see him play.
Elliette's also had her birthday while we were there. We did all of the thins that she wanted that day, going to the ocean, feeding the seals and eating a crab. It was a prefect restaurant that we went to, it was right on Wharf Street and overlooked the inner harbor. They led us back to this glass enclosed space that we had all to ourselves. That is perfect with a group of 11 people consisting of 8 young children. They were so kind and accommodating to us. We had great seafood that we shared, I think it was nearly 10 different kinds of seafood including mussels, shrimp, salmon, crab, battered fish, calamari, etc. It was delicious and fun for the kids to try some fresh from the ocean food.
They brought all of the kids ice cream and Elliette got a big piece of cake with a candle and happy birthday in chocolate sauce. It was so nice to make it an extra special 8th birthday for her!
This is a pre-birthday that Elliette had before we went to Victoria. Auntie Amber made her this creepy looking cake and she had so much fun having her teeth made black. It was so great to be able to celebrate her birthday a few times with all of her Wigg cousins.
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