Tuesday, August 18, 2009

N is for National Aquarium

On Sunday we decided to go on a spur of the moment trip to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. We had a bit of time to kill since we were not able to get into the aquarium right when we got out there. We walked around the Inner Harbor for a couple of hours and had a wonderful lunch.

They do not allow strollers inside of the aquarium and it was unusually hot inside. Ryan did pretty well for the first 30ish minutes while riding in the Ergo carrier with Jeff. After that he got really hot and since it was his nap time by then he was really tired too. He was such a trooper though and did great. He loved the looking at all the different kinds of fish. He enjoyed pointing out different turtles to us. We walked by the sting ray area just as the scuba divers were feeding them. We tried to leave that area and Ryan kept saying and signing more so we let him watch a bit longer. We finished up the day with the dolphin show. Ryan didn't want to sit in his seat so Jeff stayed with him up at the top of the auditorium. Ryan clapped for the dolphins every time the audience clapped. It was very cute.

The moment we retrieved our stroller and got Ryan buckled inside, he was asleep. An entire morning and early afternoon of running around Baltimore and the aquarium really tired him out.

Would have been the perfect pic if Jeff was looking up...

Big boy Ryan walking down the steps..

So cute...

Chasing birds...

Checking out the sharks & sting rays...



Hello scuba diver...

He thought the sharks were funny when they would swim past...

Dolphin show..

So tired...

2 comments:

Penni said...

Shannon those are such good pics. I love the one where he is looking in the tank and you can see his reflection to the left. Very good.

Jennifer said...

Maybe Ryan will love fish and aquariums like his Uncle Alex! :)

I know a place where he can work when he turns 16! ;)