Since we didn't have to work today, we decided to bring the kids to Mystic Aquarium. We went once before with my parents, brother and sister-in-law to celebrate my parent's 60th birthdays. Nicolas was not even 1 1/2 so he doesn't remember going at all. It is a good aquarium and luckily small enough that we didn't need strollers for the boys. First stop was naturally the bathroom and while Luis took Nicolas to pee, Jackson, Lexi and I watched some guys playing with the remote-controlled boats. Apparently these boats had a very lasting impression on Jackson since at the end of the day he said that was his favorite part of the visit!
The boys had a great time looking at all the different animals. According to Nicolas, the best part of the aquarium was the penguins (they were pretty cute). And both boys seemed to be less than impressed with the Sea Lion show which I thought was pretty cool.
The boys had a great time looking at all the different animals. According to Nicolas, the best part of the aquarium was the penguins (they were pretty cute). And both boys seemed to be less than impressed with the Sea Lion show which I thought was pretty cool.
No trip would be complete without the lap through the store and we let the boys pick out one item each. I was hoping they would stick with the "pinchers" that they picked up just outside the doorway (animal head on a stick and when you press on the lever, the mouth opens and shuts), but once inside they were bombarded with all kinds of really cool things. Nicolas settled on an inflatable water-squirting great white shark to bring to the pool tomorrow and Jackson decided on a floor puzzle (do we really need another one???)
We left for home around 2:00 and all 3 kids fell asleep almost immediately - and even slept through the crazy downpour that we hit on the way home. The shark got his first swim in the bathtub with the boys before bed.
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