Happy birthday, America!

July 4th came upon us pretty quickly and since we hadn't made any daytime plans, we decided to take the kids to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It was a fun day, where we saw penguins and jellyfish and sharks and sea turtles and a host of other sea creatures. Ananya enjoyed touching the starfish and sea cucumbers. Amisha loved walking and crawling up and down the stairs (couldn't we have done that at home?). Our friends, Dale and Grace, and their 3 boys, including Conley who is Ananya's soccer buddy, joined us for the day. Here are some pictures: