Aquarium of the Pacific

We had many adventures while daddy was away and one of them was a trip with Memere and Pepere to the Aquarium of the Pacific.



Coop LOVED it. He started by smacking on all the glass and making his usual "GA BA DA" sounds. He was into the fish.



I have to say that I was impressed with the aquarium. The building is two floors of aquatic fun. They had a lady doing the hula. They had an actual size sculpture of a blue whale. (Way big. Way, way big.) They had a diver in a tank full of marine life that had a mic. He swam around and answered questions for the kids.



The jellyfish were in a section with black lights so they glowed. Cooper thought they were neat.



There's a walkway that's fully surrounded by sea lions. This one kept playing with us.



The outdoor area has a shark lagoon and a "petting" area where you can touch crabs...



and stingrays! The stingers have been removed for safety sake.



This was such an event for Coop. He touched the stingray and then BAM!!!



The stingray jumped up out of the water and tried to climb the wall toward Cooper! I wish I got the actual "attack" on camera. This is just the aftermath. Look at my boy's profile. He's amazed! He was freaked out at first, but then went charging toward the water for more.



You know what's funny? We go to see fish at the aquarium and my boy's FAVORITE part was the ants. They had stinging dessert fire ants in a glass enclosure and he kept touching the glass and following the ants with his finger. He likes bugs.



There was also a bird sanctuary outside where the birds land on you and you can feed them nectar. Cooper didn't really like that part. I think he found the chirping of the birds loud and annoying.



Is there a better way to end the day than with an ice cream sandwich?



"This rocks! I can't believe I ate boob milk for so long! That stuff never came in chocolate or strawberry!"

My little guy is growing up big. Way, way big.