Fish For Four

We went to the aquarium on Saturday.  Jack has been literally asking me for months if we could go.  However, something was always seeming to come up on our {not so} "Free Fridays".  When he asked again this weekend  I couldn't turn him down.

What?!?!?!  We didn't have something scheduled for our weekend {i.e. a birthday party, a sports game, a trip out of town}.  I'm not implying our social calender is brimming, please note those were all kid's activities.  This is what my 30 something year old weekends look like these days. {certainly no complaints here though}

So, with great hesitation we set out for one of the cities greatest attractions on a Saturday.  The plus to all of this was that Daddy was joining us.  He usually misses out on our around the town field trips so this was treat for all of us {at least I think it was for him}.  Well, believe it or not, the month of January must be the time to visit the aquarium, Saturday or not.  There were moments that we actually felt like we had the place to ourselves.  Maybe not the whole place, but certainly a few exhibits.  It was fantastic.  Seriously, my least crowded trip which = my best visit ever.  Awesome.

Maybe I should have titled this post "fish for five".  Batman joined us and believe me, he was a very active guest.

Maggie spent three-fourths of her visit right here in Daddy's arms.  Her staple "warm up" time was rather lengthy this visit.  I can't imagine if the place had actually been crowded.

However, Jack jumped right in to his visit and enjoyed it full throttle.  His first stop was the stingray and shark petting pond {this was a first for him}.  He's getting braver!

He and Batman enjoyed every minute and the fact that they could walk right up to the tanks without a crowd.  We would be making a lot more visits to the aquarium if we could guarantee this kind of set up.

Apparently, Jack is not the only fan of Batman.  The penguins were highly entertained by this action figure and in turn Jack entertained by their hilarious reactions.

And finally, Maggie decided to unpeal herself from Daddy's arms or the stroller and enjoy the view.  It was well worth the wait for her.  She adored the tropical fish {especially the "puhpel" ones}

That's a look of "I should have stood up a long time ago, this aquarium place is pretty neat after all".

Fish For Four!