At the Aquarium

Remember back in February we took James to the Aquarium? And he had a major baby melt down? Yea, sensory overload I think.

Well now that James is a big eight month old boy E and I decided to go back to the aquarium yesterday (yea for comp days!). We strategically planned the event in the middle of the afternoon, between his two naps and it was a great escape from the unbearably hot afternoon temps.

James adored it. He watched the fish very carefully and smiled, talked, and did some dino growls at all the tanks. The new penguin exhibit was totally awesome and we happily watched the penguins wizz by us underwater for a good 15 minutes.

The tanks of tropical fish were mesmerizing. The jellyfish rocked James's world. And the sting rays (that you can touch) happily glided below us.

And since the annual pass is so affordable, I decided to get one. We'll be going to the aquarium a lot more in the next 12 months. Can't wait.

The jellyfish were lit with black lights and would change color every 15 seconds. So neat!
I absolutely love the look on his face here. He was enthralled.
Notice he even wore a little fish and sea creature inspired shirt? Yes, I planned that.
The sting rays in the touch exhibit are so smooth.


The sharks were awesome.
The penguins were so stinkn' fast they were hard to capture on camera. We loved it though.
And they have a South American exhibit with piranhas. We told James that they like to chomp!