Kate had never been to an aquarium before, and I was really excited to see her reactions to the fish and animals. We walked in and everything she saw evoked, "Wow, Mommy" or "Look, Daddy!" She really enjoyed the experience.
A few friendly creatures greeted us upon arrival at the aquarium.
There was a sting ray tank where the kids could reach in and touch the rays as they swam by. Much to our surprise, Kate, typically quite brave and adventurous, shyed away from the chance to touch a ray. She did reach in with much prompting, but I think God gives you an innate sense of danger: stay away from sharks and anything that has the word sting in it! She's no fool! She did touch a sea urchin though in the tidal pool.
Kate saw all kinds of fish, alligators, snakes, salamanders, eels, frogs, and sharks! There was a huge shark tank, and two divers were in cleaning the tank. One of the divers waved to Kate from the tank, but she was a little apprehensive about getting too close to the moving sharks. Of course there were also turtles to been seen - a favorite of Kate's and Daddy's. The aquarium had a unique sea turtle rehab center, where they saved sick turtles and return them to wild when they are able. They also had a sea turtle tracking exhibit, that seemed pretty interesting. Here are Kate and Daddy with some fresh water turtles.
So at the end of the day, when we sit and talk to Kate about her time at the aquarium asking her what her favorite animal was that she saw today. Kate responds, "The persons waving!" Out of everything she saw, it was the diver in the shark tank that waved to her sticks in her memory.
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