Aquarium

So we've been remodeling. That means the house is wreck and Daddy is busy working hard every night after work. (See our cool new fireplace? I just love it!) The rest of us have two options while Daddy and his friends work: either vacate the premises or find something quiet and out of the way to keep us busy. Since we have already visited everyone we can think of, I was trying to come up with fun, quiet activities to fill our evenings. Thus was born our aquarium.

On clearance, in the dollar aisle at Target, we found tiny brightly colored capsules. The label promised that if soaked in warm water, the capsules would transform into marine life! I have always wanted to try one of these "experiments," and the Boys were intrigued. So $0.50 later we had our activity for the evening.

We filled our bowls with warm water and plunged our capsules in. Then we waited...

...and waited...

...and patiently waited.

Look! A sea creature! A squid sort of animal! Amazing!

Many bowls of warm water later, we had a whole herd of semi-recognizable sea animals.

After so much hard work birthing the little guys, we decided they deserved a nice habitat. We filled a tupperware with water and settled them in.

The boys decided that something was off. It didn't seem quite like home for the marine life. After a quick brainstorm, it was decided that the water was not quite blue enough. Phew! It was a problem I could easily remedy. So after dashing to the kitchen for some blue food coloring,

our new friends had a comfy, cozy home. The tupperware hung out in our kitchen for awhile, where it was visited quite a bit at first, but gradually less frequently. A few days later, it met with some unforeseen circumstances that caused its disappearance. It has never been seen again. :-)