Aquarium, finally!

So, our family was given a gift certificate for the Living Planet Aquarium for Christmas two Christmases ago and we finally used it. So, if the gift giver is reading this, I'm sorry it took so long. On the plus side, it was awesome!

So many cool fish to see. Since it was really dark inside, getting a good picture was going to be challenging. If I didn't want any actual fish in the picture, though, it was easy.

The otters were a recent addition and they were sure fun to watch. There were lots of people crowded around the glass. Luckily, it was a fairly large exhibit so there was lots of room.

They were so playful. It was actually kind of hard to get a good picture of them since they were always moving.

These two were wrestling all over the place. All the kids watching thought they were hilarious.

Brigham hoped right up to this computer to play for a bit. He felt right at home.

We took a short fish-watching break in this play area. The boys liked it.

It wasn't entirely fish-free though. I'm really happy that I could get Brigham to sit still long enough for this picture.

This is a pretty good picture of the boys. I'm so used to Brigham being uncooperative that I took this too soon. Right after I took it he smiled so sweetly for the camera. But, it was too late to get another one. I guess I'll have to be more patient in the future.

The shark tank was particularly mesmerizing. It was so dark though that it was really hard to get a picture unless they were sitting really still. This sea turtle had been hiding in the corner the whole time and came out for just one lap around the tank.

This little shark held still long enough for me to take his picture. This was Jonathan's favorite part.

They had penguins too, but the picture I took isn't very good since the glass was all steamed up. But this height chart was informative. I had no idea that emperor penguins were so tall. You can't see it in this picture but they're almost as tall as Jonathan.

I got a kick out of these alligators since I could see them so well in and out of the water.

This fish was so freaky. It was underwater but it's eyes were huge and poked out of the water while it swam. Weird.

This was a lot of fun and there was so much to see. One of my favorite parts was the octopus and the Jelly fish room. It was really dark in there and I didn't even try to get a picture of them. We'll have to go back sometime. It was super fun.