Aquarium

The boys had Friday off school, so we decided to make the trek downtown to the Aquarium. We have been there a few times before and the boys always have a great time. This was also the first time we ventured there without a stroller. It worked out pretty well.

Josh, the diver.


Daniel too.


Patrick wasn't quite tall enough.

One of the exhibits they have are the rattlesnakes. When we got to this exhibit they were cleaning it out. We stuck around for a while and pretty soon they stuck this garbage can in the exhibit. They pulled off the lid with a hook and took out the snakes. It was fun to watch. You could see the rattles going and once they were put down, they took off to find a spot to hang out for the rest of the day. It was neat to see them so active.







This fish is always one of my favorites. It is huge!

They have a tunnel through one of the tanks. This is the boys' favorite part. They have sharks and stingrays that swim over your head.




Those are some cute fish.



Josh's favorite is the shark tank. They have all kinds of sharks swimming around. And now that he can read, he was able to read the sign that shows he can dive in the shark tank when he is 10 years old. Oh great!



I always make them get their picture taken with the mermaids. They might not like it now, but they will thank me when they get older.

Today was a busy day at the aquarium which meant there were a lot of people feeding the stingrays at the end of the tour. Which also meant, they just assumed you had food when you came up to the edge so the boys were able to touch them very easily. There was one guy who would just come up on the side and swim with his mouth out of the water all along the edge. The boys loved it!





We enjoyed lunch at McDonald's and then headed home for afternoon naps. It was a great day off!