On Christmas Eve we went to the Virginia Aquarium. When I was in college, it was called the Virginia Marine Science Museum and I worked there every summer as part of my Bonner Scholar work requirements.
I loved being there. I love the fishes and the wildlife. And I was nearly brought to tears in a fit of sentimentality when I saw Henry gazing with wonder into the tanks. I really hope to pass on my love of science and fishes to the little guy.
Here he is getting eaten by a shark. Doesn’t he look surprised?
These egrets, along with a host of other interesting birds, were in the aviary.
At the Norfolk Canyon tank, taking in the sharks.
Watching the giant sea turtles with Daddy. I think we could have sat there all day.
Walking to the South Building.
In the Marsh Pavilion we found this fun stuffed otter. The real ones were all asleep in a pile, so they weren’t that much fun to look at.
After a hard day of sitting in his stroller and being carried, Henry needed a breather. The kids play area was perfect!
Our best find of the day, however, was a stuffed “turkey buzzard,” which is what his Granma Jo calls him all the time. Must get photo!
Oh, I love these photos. Visiting aminal places is the best! Henry enjoyed it a lot, it seems. The shark pic is TOO much:) I wanna go to the zoo like whoa, btw.
Comment by Cristin — January 15, 2009 @ 11:56 am
What a cool thing to do on Christmas Eve! We took my husband’s mom and little sisters (6 and 4) to the Georgia Aquarium last Saturday as their Christmas present. I wish we had giant sea turtles like yours!
I will work on getting that article scanned and sent to you. It would make a great blog post!
Comment by Kimberly — January 16, 2009 @ 11:45 am