Santa Monica Pier

We went to the Santa Monica Pier over the weekend. They had all sorts of things for Alyssa to do. We started out by going on the Merry-Go-Round. She loves rides. She was laughing the whole time.

After the Merry-Go-Round we hit the beach. The water was cold! Alyssa was wary of the water at first but after a little while she loved it. She kept kicking her feet as the waves were splashing her. In fact, she had such a blast in the water that she cried when we left.

After we left the beach we went to the aquarium. We were really lucky; we arrived just as they were feeding the fish. Alyssa got to feed a starfish and touch a sea snail. We saw sea urchins, eels, jellyfish, and all sorts of cool creatures. We also saw sharks and even got splashed by a couple of them (how many people can say that?). The employees were so nice and helpful with all of our questions. They even took a picture of us all together. It was a perfect little aquarium with all the interactive activities, Alyssa definitely got her hands into everything, well everything but the shark tank.