Pacific Grove

After the aquarium, we headed about a mile up the street to Pacific Grove to check out the migration of Monarch Butterflies. It was the beginning of the season, so there weren't many. It was difficult to see them hanging from the high branches on the trees, so the kids weren't too interested, but it was free entertainment, so who am I to argue!

Jonathan Butterfly

Clara Butterfly

2 Monarch butterflies on a rock

If you enlarge this pic, you'll see the butterflies on the tips of those branches in focus

Taking time to smell the flowers

Monterey Bay Aquarium

On Saturday, we started the day off at the Aquarium. I've been promising the kids for a while now that we would go back. We had a great time.

Checking out the Sardines

More Sardines

Purple Striped Jelly

Moon Jelly

Moon Jelly

Egg Yolk Jelly

Black Sea Nettle

Black Sea Nettle

Pacific Seahorse

Weedy Sea Dragon

Weedy Sea Dragon

Leafy Sea Dragon

Sheep Crab

Hmmm....!

Reef

Sea Turtle

Penguins

Sea Pen

Tube Anenomes

Sand Dollars

Sanddab (Can you find it?)

How about now, in the darker rocks?

Brittle Sea Stars

Reef

Leopard Shark

Bat Ray

Jonathan touching a starfish

Matthew found the kelp

Touch Pools

Eels

Giant Clams

Matthew liked to spin the globe

Jonathan's a whale

Pushing Buttons

Crayon Rubbings

Finished Picture

Clara's turn

Finished pictures

Wave Tunnel

Looking for fish

Still looking!

Pullin' on Eels

Happy as Clams

Jonathan's a fish

Sliding in the 'Splash Zone'