We were up and pulling out of the house by 8 AM and pulling into the Chattanooga Aquarium parking lot by 10. We made the decision to leave the stroller in the car and let the kids walk. For once the plan didn't backfire on us either. They both did great; I wasn't worried about The Mayor but Love Bug isn't used to walking that much. The Tennessee Aquarium is huge; there are two separate buildings, Ocean Journey and River Journey. We went through the Ocean Journey side first. It is pretty new and the last time we went (2 years ago) we kind of ran through that side since Love Bug was only 7 weeks old and needed to nurse and a 2 1/2 year old Mayor wasn't up for it. Today, the kids LOVED walking through and seeing fish, penguins, sharks and all the other ocean sea life you could imagine. After we went through Ocean Journey, we went through the River Journey side. We went through that side a lot faster. The kids were getting tired and hungry. They took every opportunity to lie down on benches and suck their thumbs that they could.
After lunch, they both got a second wind so we hit the Children's Museum. The Mayor had a blast; Love Bug was happiest in the art area. She loved coloring and even found some face painting so she and D decorated her sweet face. Which, typical, The Mayor noticed an hour later when we were walking to get ice cream and asked "what happened to your face??" Hysterical.
The Mayor enjoyed the splash zone (several water displays the kids could play and splash in) and the climbing/slides section. Love Bug kind of got trampled in that area so she and I stayed clear of it. There were a lot of kids (older kids especially) at the Children's Museum so it made me nervous having her in that area...she is so tiny compared to those kids that I felt like I was losing her.
After the Children's Museum we went for ice cream. Because you can't have a day like today without some ice cream. On the way back to the car, we let the kids play in the water fountains outside of the Aquarium. A perfect ending to an amazing day.
Love Bug was fast asleep about 3 minutes after we had been in the car. She isn't used to that much walking and missing a nap. The Mayor surprisingly didn't fall asleep in the car but is fast asleep now.
Tomorrow morning we have a birthday party to go to and then will have a pretty low-key day at home. We need the kids to rest because Easter Sunday will be a big day!
my 3 favorite people at the touch pool at the aquarium
in a shark cage
while they were resting, Love Bug was rubbing The Mayor's back...precious
she was so tired, she wanted to be carried around like this. Pretty sure she would have fallen asleep this way if we weren't on our way to lunch
The Mayor at the splash zone
pretty girl
face painting
gorgeous!
playing in the water fountains
one tired baby
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