I took the kids to the Aquarium restaurant a while back to celebrate the end of summer, with some friends from the ward. It was a lot of fun, but maybe more fun for me than for the kids. They were completely straight-faced the entire time. We saw lots of cool stuff and rode rides, but I could not get them to smile! Afterwards Carson talked about it and the fun he had, so it wasn’t in vain. It was just funny how serious they were. (Oh, and that picture of Annelise in the shark-viewing tank where she looks amazed? Nope, it was just a yawn.)

But miracles happen. :)

Mom: Are you wearing sunglasses?

Me: Yeah.