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Fooling Around and a Trip to the Aquarium

As time marches on, the times when I have a camera in hand, or even take pictures with my phone, seem to be coming less and less. This is probably a good thing, because there was a moment there was way too many pictures were being taken. It's a delicate balance of being in the moment as opposed to capturing the moment.

Anyway, the camera was out the other day while Zoe was sharing a drink with Cheryl (virgin, of course), brushing her toy's hair and playing with her gems. As always, she is super cute.



Zoe and I also had a chance to take advantage of our aquarium membership before it expired by driving across the Ben Franklin in to Camden. She really enjoys walking around, looking at the animals and interacting with the different displays. It was kind of funny that we happened to be right near the tank where Santa was diving in and, even behind a glass way in a tank of water, she still wanted nothing to do with him. Thankfully, we ran in to Rudolph, who she adores from his 1964 TV special, and she gave him a big hug.



There are a few more pictures in the Adventure Aquarium set on Flickr. I'm sure this won't be our last visit since Zoe really likes seeing the hippos, who she refers to as Stinky Lous. In case this wasn't mentioned in a previous post, Stinky Lou is the name we gave to the hippo we saw at the zoo down in Florida, so now all hippos are Stinky Lou.

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