Delightful

Yesterday, I was invited to participate in a conference for NICU nurses in order to help them improve their level of care from a parent's perspective. My student teacher was going to be in the classroom all day (which means I did not have to make sub plans), and it was the day after Halloween (which means the kids were going to be crazy), so I gladly accepted the invitation, and took the whole day off of work for the half day conference. It turned out to be a cold and wet day (which usually means indoor recess.....yuck), so I knew from the moment I got up I definitely had made the right choice.

The conference was nice, and it was good to see some of our nurses, and hear their point of view. They also fed me breakfast, and lunch, and hopefully, I made helped make things a little better for other preemies and preemie parents.

In the afternoon, Dalan and I took Quinn to the aquarium to see the fish. We got there right before it was time to feed the sting rays. The aquarium was quite empty, and we were able to pay ($6) to feed the rays. It was so cool, and definitely worth the money. Quinn LOVED it. The sting rays were going nuts, and so was she! So much fun!

Making a fish face while waiting to feed the sting rays:



Feeding/petting the sting rays:



Sitting on the frog:



Getting shocked (she loves it!):



Remember the girl who hated the penguin cut outs? Not anymore:


Rowing a boat to South America:



Looking at fish. She is such a big kid now:



And Quinn's new favorite activity. Putting clothes over her head and wandering around the living room. She is a nutty kid: