The Weekend of Thanks

D had to work on Thanksgiving. We planned on attending the station's luncheon but D was called to a search-and-rescue case. Unfortunately I wasn't able to see him on Thanksgiving. That night I spent dinner with my neighbors and their two kiddos. We both cooked half of the dinner which was probably the best food ever. 
The weekend after Thanksgiving we spent most of our time with our other family, M & E. E and I decided to cook Thanksgiving dinner for D and M since we felt terrible they didn't have a proper holiday meal. 

 D waiting for me to put down the camera so we can eat.

 Our festive table

 E and D diggin' in.

 M dishing up 

The day before we had dinner all four of us drove to south to check out the Seaside Aquarium. Apparently it's the oldest aquarium and one of the first to breed a specific seal in captivity. 

What we didn't know is that it's expensive, tiny, freezing cold, and, on a whole, not that great. It does have a couple cool things: feeding the seals and an octopus. 

 D is excited to feed the seals

M + D + E

 Each seal has a name, their own personality, and does tricks to gain attention. We found one named Wyatt!

 Most of the tanks were similar to this one.

 An ugly little feller

 An octopus!

 Checking out the touch pools.