K’s Christmas Trip to the New England Aquarium

K on the train ride to Boston
K on the train ride to Boston

When M decided to give K a trip to the New England Aquarium for her family Christmas gift, Dan was really not sure – aren’t Christmas gifts supposed to come in a box and be played with?

K and the harbor seal outside the NEAQ
K and the harbor seal outside the NEAQ

My argument that if it doesn’t come in a box you never have to store it didn’t go over so well, I think he really worried that it was more of a gift to him.

K high-5-ing the harbor seal
K high-5-ing the harbor seal
the harbor seal nosing the glass near K
the harbor seal nosing the glass near K

We finally found a time when Dan’s work projects were at a good spot, and K wasn’t sick.

K in a window at the NEAQ
K in a window at the NEAQ

And off they went.

K at the top of the big tank at the NEAQ
K at the top of the big tank at the NEAQ

And yes, they did eat GLUTEN.

Thanks to my stellar organization skills, it was on the first day of co-op – my calendar did not have the note that we had changed the co-op date from when we first planned it, I just e-mailed it to everyone else.

Those aren't plants
Those aren’t plants
The pink fish K saw before Dan did in front of the pink coral
The pink fish K saw before Dan did in front of the pink coral

You can see why my Mom still wonders why on Earth I take on administration jobs in the volunteer world.

K in front of the coral
K in front of the coral

But K was calm about it, and co-op went fine.

K at the tidal pool exhibit
K at the tidal pool exhibit
K reaching into the tidal pool
K reaching into the tidal pool
K with the docent at the tidal pool
K with the docent at the tidal pool
K infront of the jelly fish tank
K infront of the jelly fish tank
K in front of the blue jellyfish tank
K in front of the blue jellyfish tank
K by the coral
K by the coral
Myrtle the Turtle - who is said to LOVE brussel Sprouts
Myrtle the Turtle – who is said to LOVE brussel Sprouts
K by the big tank
K by the big tank
K in front of the giant barnacles
K in front of the giant barnacles
k by a giraffe statue
k by a giraffe statue
K in South Station
K in South Station
K in China town
K in China town
Drawing on the train-ride home
Drawing on the train-ride home