Pat and Forrest are estatic to have their granddaughter visit.
The beach in January? Were we crazy? Francesca loved it. She took one look at the waves and headed straight for the water.	She liked the sand too and immediately started filling her bucket. However, the shovel is still a mystery.

Fortunately, there are a lot of things to do at home.
Pat and Forrest take turns.	I can feed myself!	I like Granddad the best! (He wrote this.)

Friday we visited the Ripley Aquarium. Francesca liked the 'petting' ponds the best.
The first pond had Horseshoe Crabs.	She even played with their feet when they wiggled.

The next pond was full of Rays or Skates. Fran and Kristen both petted these. (Pat didn't.)

Then there were many tanks to see; some we even 'walked through'.
Even the relatively small tanks were very nice.	Francesca liked Rainbow Rock - she tried to 'explain' it to everyone.

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