We spent quite a bit of time at a local aquarium this summer. K & T each have favorite things to watch and look for while we are there. I think that T's fave are the poison dart frogs, and K's are the seahorses. They each talked about these animals quite a bit after each of our trips. We learned a lot about sealife on our visits, and even got to touch some of the animals. After this summer of daytrips to the zoo and the aquarium, I am even more impressed with the variety of life that is on the Earth. Only a loving Heavenly Father could create such a wonderful world! Take a look at what we spotted at the aquarium:
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| I am simply fascinated by turtles, especially sea turtles. Watching sea turtles hatch on a beach is on my bucket list. |
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| Two of the cutest creatures at the aquarium! |
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| Sharks! |
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| Can you imagine seeing one of these without the glass case to protect you? Yikes. |
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| This is his thinking-I'm just checking things out-face. |
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| Watching the frogs hop, hop hop. |
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| Every time I tried to move the stroller past the frogs T insisted we stay. |
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| He watched this particular one for quite some time. The frog would climb the glass and hop off. T would giggle and giggle! |
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| Climbing a giant frog! |
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| The jellyfish room is one of our very favorite places to be. Aren't they beautiful? |
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| Measuring up! |
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| After this particular trip we grabbed a snowcone and ate it outside. K was super happy to be the holder of the cup. |
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| T's first bite... |
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| He loved it! |
On another trip we had a special guest come with us....
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| Daddy! He helped K reach in to touch some fish right away. |
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| T's turn. He's not afraid of anything. |
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| She's always excited to see new things. |
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| Can you spot the seahorses? K found them. |
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| As you walk by this tank you hear just about every child say, "Nemo!" |
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| Looking at an alligator. |
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| Mommy & T |
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| Of course Daddy wanted to show them how to play Frogger on this huge set. He was a champ back in the day. |
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| Touching more fish. |
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| I just love these two to pieces! Being their mom is more than a dream come true. |
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| At the gift shop T was trying to convince us that he needed all of these. He actually settled on a turtle that he sleeps with in his crib. K chose a hot pink shark. |
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| We had worked up an appetite on this trip, so we stopped for lunch at Tom & Chee, a yummy grilled cheese restaurant. |
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| She ate her entire classic grilled cheddar cheese sandwich on wheat, and part of Andy's Three Little Pig sandwich (ham, bacon, swiss & cheddar cheese with spicy pork rinds on rye bread) too. Wow, she & her adult tastebuds continue to surprise me every day. |
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| This guy tried the grilled cheese, but preferred the fruit. No surprise there, just glad he tries things. |
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On one last trip, we met up with our pals Karen & her sweet daughter Val! They are such fun and caring people to play with. They didn't mind carrying/chasing/holding hands with K & T who both wanted to walk around a lot.
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| K loved playing this drum LOUDLY! |
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| Of course we all wanted to touch the fish, see what great helpers Karen & Val were? I just got to hang back & take pics! |
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| T led Val all over the aquarium, he wanted to touch everything! |
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| More fish handling. |
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| How cool! These are just awesome creatures. |
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| Karen's turn to be on T's trail. |
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| Getting close & personal with more fish! Thanks Val! |
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| K loves my friend Karen. She gave her a big hug before we departed for the afternoon. |
We really enjoyed our trips to aquarium. Seeing so many animals up close is always a fantastic experience, but doing it with friends makes it even better.
