On our vacation we were able to go to the Aquarium in Utah with Heather and my Mom. I really didn't know what to expect since I hadn't ever heard of this aquarium but it was great and best of all the kids had a really good time. Inside they had all kinds of cool fish, jellyfish, sea turtles, sea horses and so much more. Eli loved the stingrays because you could pet them. We showed him what to do and at first he was kind of worried but after he touched one he wanted to do it again and again. Mckenna on the other hand didn't really want to touch the stingrays but gave in after we had stood there for over 15 to 20 minutes in awe over the whole thing. What was crazy about the stingrays was it was as though they wanted to be pet. They would bring their wings up over the side of the tank so you could reach down with two fingers and touch them. They felt a little slimy but it was so neat to think that you had just touched a live stingray. Mckenna liked seeing the fish and looked as though she was having a good time but when she saw the penguins that was all it took. She loved watching them jump in and out of the water. It was such a great day and both the kids still talk about how much fun they had. It helps that Heather bought Eli a little stuffed sting ray and Mckenna a little penguin that they sleep with to this day.
They even had frogs there at the aquarium and the kids liked the colorful ones, and of course riding on the big one for kids.
Here are some jellyfish that were really cool. They had the longest tentacles I had ever seen.
In this picture you can see the jellyfish behind Eli and Mckenna but we had the flash on the camera so that our kids wouldn't be fuzzy looking. The next picture is without the flash and it was really cool to see them a neon green color. You could really see them more clearly that way.
Eli and I touching the sting rays.
Mckenna with Heather and Grandma. She didn't want to get much closer then that at first but did touch one in the end.
Mckenna watching the penguins in the water. She loved it and would laugh when they would jump and splash in the water.
Our two kids as penguins. Mckenna is the same size of a Gentoo penguin and Eli is the size of an Emperor penguin.
2 comments:
You got some great pictures of your day. The kids look like they are having a blast! I loved the stingray tank too and we stayed there forever! They've opened the penguin section since we were there last, so we'll have to go back and see them. For an aquarium in land-locked Utah, that one is pretty good!
I didn't even know that Utah had an aquarium! Looks like a fun day!
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