Thursday, June 9, 2011

aquarium may 23

and of course, one more thing we had to take emalie to was the aquarium (though she hates slimy things... we're so rude!). thanks to our friends that take lots of pics we've got a few cool ones!
the sting ray tank... all the kids got wet, but only a couple were brave enough to actually touch the rays


jelly fish. i thought it was cool

there's supposed to be an octapus in there, i'm thinking that's a starfish on top of it? or do you think it's just starfish?
 
the kids could spin a dial and change the color og the light to reflect on the jelly fish. the LOVE this idea!
 
we debated for a couple minutes wheter that lizard was real or not... then it moved! he's a very patient lizard (moniter?)

afton now wants a pet hermit crab
rayna does not... emphatically.


malachi wasn't afraid to touch the horseshoe crab!
(but only with one finger)

afton and her good friend amelia watching sharks swim by

and this guy's always a favorite with us. usually he holds perfectly still no matter how long we watch him (you can see the moss growing on his shell), but for some reason he was very active this time, so we got a little video of him. the girls like to point out that his shell is only as long as chi is tall, but he weighs more than daddy. he's a freshwater snapping turtle, btw.

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