Aquarium adventure

William and I went to the downtown aquarium with Marion and her mom, Katherine. You may recall Marion from the infamous Halloween party last year. It was actually Mar's stuffed monkey that resulted in the greatest Halloween picture ever. In case you've forgotten...




It's a miracle Mar is still speaking to William after he tried to steal Mr. Brown Dog. Bad move, little buddy. Don't mess with the dog.

Anyway, we took the kiddos to the aquarium on a random weekday. The biggest challenge was dodging the summer camps/daycares that were having field trips there that day. We perfected our slow down/speed up moves by the time we got through. It's really dark in the actual aquarium, so I had a terrible time getting any good pictures. My favorite part was the white tiger. I don't know why, but I have always thought they were exceptionally beautiful. I felt a little bad that it was stuck in such an unnatural setting, but I seem to remember that they have four of the tigers and rotate them in and out of the exhibit. I'm guessing/hoping their time off the clock is usually spent outdoors with grass, water, etc.


I know this is a terrible picture, but at least you can see both kids and the tiger!

After we finished up indoors, these two pregnant mamas braved the July heat to take advantage of some other activities. They have a fun train that takes you around the property and into a tunnel that's surrounded by sharks. It's way cool.



Of course we had to ride the carousel after that. The kids did great on it!



At that point, we were all pretty hot, so we changed the kids into splash pad attire. It was William's first splash pad experience. He wasn't really sure what to think of it, but he managed to do a bit of splashing and a whole lot of standing around. He was mostly interested in all the big kids that were playing.





Thanks to Katherine and Marion for letting us tag along!