On Friday we decided to head out to the Aquarium for a quick viewing and some dinner. This was our first visit to the aquarium since Elsie was born and we hoped she would enjoy the underwater adventure.

We started by looking through a periscope where I swear I heard elsie say “1 ping only” [1].

One Ping Only

Dad was wearing her and after looking through our photos I realized what a ham he is for the camera … here they are posing by the trout

lookin at trout

now next to the potbellied seahorses

chubby seahorses and elsie

Another smile from Dad viewing the coral

ooh coral

which really was quite lovely

star fish chubby seahorses

The aquarium also has a tropical area where they have some tigers … Elsie wasn’t as impressed as I was (I am pretty sure this tiger is related to my own Crenshaw)

Crenshaw's Uncle

Elsie enjoyed the big fish area – where she banged on the glass to attract sharks

lookin at sharks

And of course she also loved the moon jellies (although probably not as much as mom)

jellies

Fortunately I was along to save her from the shark …

shark bite

And to finish of the tour we stopped by the ray pool – these suckers actually come flying on over thinking you will have some food. Elsie was very excited, I was very not … sharp little teeth + chubby little fingers = nervous mom.

rays

After the tour we headed to the Aquarium restaurant – which is very fun. They have big walls of tanks and during our dinner the divers came in to feed the fish. Its hard to see here – but the diver is giving elsie some underwater scuba signs – elsie signed back “Hullo!”

Hello Diver

Elsie was a great dinner date!

dinner

[1]: reference to the Hunt for Red October – one of my all time favs!