Karis is two years old! Can you believe it? We can't. Everyday she is getting bigger and learning new words and skills. Instead of having a birthday party today we decided to have a day of adventure. As mentioned in the previous blog, Karis has developed an interest in all modes of transportation. Everyday she asks to ride on an orange airplane, a boat, a train or "Thomas" depending on her mood. Our day care told us that Thomas the Train was coming to the train museum in Boothbay. I checked it out and he was going to be there on Karis's birthday!
The other fun and exciting thing for her birthday was that Grammy and Pop Pop were visiting for the week. So we decided that we would include an adventure for them too. Since we were already going to Boothbay for Thomas we would go Whale Watching too. We found a great deal on Whale Watching on Tropicana's juicy rewards site, and bought our tickets.
Needless to say Karis was fascinated by the train museum and Thomas. We could have stayed there all day looking at the antique cars, fire trucks, and trains. She loved the train ride on Thomas, and she wasn't the only little girl there! She got a temporary Thomas tattoo, and a Tshirt saying she spent the day with Thomas.
We had to tear ourselves away from Thomas because we had a boat to catch. It was a beautiful day, and perfect weather for a boat ride. Luckily, it wasn't very crowded, and we had a lot of space to roam on the boat.
We saw two minke whales, lots of harbor seals and porpoises, and a variety of sea birds. Karis was very interested at first, she even found her own little spot to watch.
But, like all two years old, her attention waned, and she started getting naughty. It was nap time. It took us a while, but she eventually fell asleep. She slept for most of the ride.
Towards the end of our ride, we came upon several small islands covered in seals. Pop Pop woke Karis up so she could see all the seals.
Needless to say, after a long day of adventure we were all very tired! We had dinner at Moody's diner, and headed home for cake and presents. Thank you everyone for all the cards and gifts. Karis is starting to understand presents, cards, and cake mean birthday!
