Team Campbell spent the first two weeks of November visiting family and friends in Ohio and Chicagoland. I can’t think of a better way to express our thankfulness to have awesome family and friends than to post highlights of our trip here!

The beginning of the grand tour was spent with my family in Dayton, Ohio. On the first day, we took a drive down to Newport, Kentucky to go to the Newport Aquarium with my parents, sister, brother-in-law and nephew. We had a great time. Newport has a lot of tropical exhibits. We saw a LOT of color and variety. It was just right for the toddlers’ (and adults’) attention spans.

Bethany watched fish with Daddy, Aunt Becky, Paw-Paw Haller and cousin Jake.

I really enjoyed the creepy beauty of the jellyfish tanks.

But one of the most fascinating features of the aquarium were the tanks where we could walk under the glass. We saw the sea creatures swimming all around us…

Including sharks!

Bethany was not squeamish about the swimmy things at all. There are pools where visitors can touch starfish, crabs and, yes, even sharks. Bethany loved petting the sharks, especially. One of her only toddler moments on the whole visit was when she had to leave the shark pools instead of jumping into the water with the sharks.