Philly Day 4

Philly-NOT We're in Baltimore, hon! Today was CRAZY, but a lot of fun. I've never been to Bmore for more than the day, so this is kind of cool. Met Mary, Nick, AJ and Aunt Kim at the Aquarium today, and spent the day in the Rain forest Sauna and looking at weird fish and frogs.

Had dinner at Phillips- EXCELLENT crab cakes- and then we hiked it to the O's game. Carrie didn't want to go, but ended up yelling and cheering and getting a kiss from the Bird, and now wants to play for the O's. It's hard not to have fun at the game. We left during the 8th inning cuz we were FREEZING and the girls were wiped, but they were excited to see on TV that they won in the 10th inning finally 2-1. We ate the traditional hot dog and sang "take me out to the ballgame" along with the 7th inning stretch tradition of "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" that's been played for years. The girls know that one cuz we play it at home. Yea for John Denver!

Found it interesting. Carrie loves all the sites and sounds, and wants to see everything. All the city noises seem to make Katie a little jumpy and longing for her quieter country home. She had a great time, but wishes it wasn't so loud. :)

My legs hurt soooo badly! We've been everywhere today. They did add a whole new building onto the Aquarium, and it has an Australian exhibit. Very exciting- except for the bats hanging overhead, and very hot, almost like the rain forest. Got to see my Puffins, but they weren't very active. Girls had a blast down at the bottom cuz the scuba divers were feeding the rays and they played patty cake through the glass with Carrie. Katie got a high 5. It was really funny. As always, they loved the dolphins, too. They got balloon animals made on the street in shapes I'd never seen before, saw the USS Constellation, and had a great time today.