About aquarium rugby…

In honor of the month-long winter holiday ending, here’s one of the reels I started and never finished.

Context:We were right in the thick of unrelenting rainstorms and cold. I was overstimulated, and they were under stimulated. I took them to the aquarium for a last-ditch effort to save my sanity while we waited for the Springboks rugby match to come on that evening. Benjamin and Wyatt had their own rugby match for a crowd of cheering stingrays, sea turtles and one overly-tired mom who released her dignity and just started recording. But we all won!

And props to the friendly staff at the Two Oceans Aquarium. One kind woman gently approached me in my shameless, snack-packed back corner and said, “Um, hi! Have you guys seen the shark exhibit? Or are you just going to stay here and relax?” My children were literally body slamming each other right behind her, so I told her I thought we were just about done relaxing and would head home for the game.