So we had a wonderfully fun day at the Dallas World Aquarium on Sunday.... and Nana even joined us too. While the sights were enjoyable, the crowds were not. We do not typically do these types of things on the weekends for this very reason. That is one of the perks of being at home; getting to do things during the week when very few people are there. Still, we enjoyed the outing and all the creatures.
Note the reflection of all the people!!
While we loved every creature we saw, we each had our favorites and least favorites. Daddy could spend ALL day in the saltwater fish tank room! But his absolute fave would probably have to have been the GIANT octopus. He keeps trying to convince mommy that we need another saltwater tank so that we can have an octopus again. Mommy thinks that even though she really liked our octopus, who passed away, they are just too high maintenance and we have plenty to care for already!
Mommy's favorite thing would probably have to be the Jaguar. She just thought she was beautiful and 
moved with such grace. Though the sting-rays and monkeys came in a very close second.
AJ loved everything so much it's really hard to focus on one favorite. He really took the jaguar, monkeys, pink flamingos, and the giant octopus. He wanted to stay and watch them for quite a 
while. However, the hardest thing to pull him away from were the river otters. It was so cute too! There were two of them and just as he stepped up to the glass they swam up and started "wrestling" and "play fighting" right in front of him. He just laughed and thought it was THE coolest thing. I so wish I could have gotten a pic of his facial 
expression (but due to the above mentioned crowds, it was impossible). 
Noah well, while he thought SO many things were great, his favorites by FAR were the giant fresh-water turtles (not sure of their proper name) and the jaguar. This kid LOVES turtles. He gets so fascinated and excited by 
them, and always has. He also really liked watching the sharks and sting-rays, especially since they were eating when we saw them.
Nana, well her favorite thing, without a doubt, would have to have been US!! She just loved watching our faces light up and all the questions we asked because we are at that age where we want to know and understand, or try to, everything.
I think we could pretty much all agree on our least favorite things: 1)again, the crowds of people, many of whom were quite rude and 2) the smell of the penguins! Those little guys are so cute and fun to watch, but have you smelled them?! Seriously, they should have a warning: TOXIC FUMES AHEAD before you enter that room! PEW-WEE!!
All in all, HUGE crowds and stinky smells aside, we had a great time at the DWA. We worked up an appetite walking through , what seems like miles, of the DWA and so we walked to the West End and ate at Fridays. We (the boys) SCARFED our food down and were quite a mess by the time we left.
It was a long day full of excitement, and excercise, and treats, and laughs.
Fun was had by all and we can't wait to back again. Though mommy and daddy said it will definately have to be during the week next time!
