Saturday Morning at the Aquarium

Saturday morning we decided to take a break from gym class and head to the Aquarium to meet the Whitney's.  It had been a while since we were there and dad Carter were really excited!  We immediately hit the big fish tank.  Caitlyn and Carter had a great time pointing to the fish.

Carter would wave 'Bye-Bye' to the fish when they swam away.

Parker enjoyed the view as well.  There was light on all sides for him to look at.

It was nice to have Mark and Carrie there to help keep an eye on the little guy.  Carter is quite the master at running through crowds.  Plus Mark seemed to have an extensive fish knowledge.

Carter has been in a phase lately where he wants to take his blankie everywhere.  Mr. Bear made it through the first half of the visit mainly in Carter's mouth.

Next was the kid's area.  Carter has psyched to touch the rays.

Dad had an interesting technique for getting Carter as close as possible.

Luckily when it was time to touch they used the recommended 2 hand technique.

What's Parker up to while Carter and dad are having all this fun with the fish?   Don't be too surprised, he is a baby!

After a good hand washing, it was time for a snack.  Carter decided he wanted a view while he ate.

He then noticed the fish tanks on the ceiling an decided to take a different position for a good view.

At this point, the snack cup had obviously replaced the blankie.  So we kept on moving to see the whales.  Carter's pointer finger definitely got a good workout today.

And at the penguin exhibit, Carter's pointer was still in action.

After all that walking, Carter decided to take a break at the first table he found.  

Since it was obvious our little guy was hungry, the whole gang decided act like local tourists and head to a local hot-spot for lunch.  Parker was really excited ;)

Carter had a great time until the brain freeze from his frosted orange kicked in ;)

Overall it was a fun morning and it was great to see the Whitney clan.  The entire Holden family took great naps afterwards!  Can't get much better than that!