On Friday, my friend Brooke and I took the boys to the aquarium at Fort Fisher (and yes, Finding Nemo was our movie selection on the way). We didn't have a long visit because some crazy storms were coming through the area, but we had a blast. Graeme was very excited to see all the different kinds of fish-sh-sh (he emphasizes that last part of the word :-)
The boys were very excited to see the statue outside the aquarium, they thought it very cool.
They were ready to see the animals.
Look into ponds for frogs and tadpoles as well as fish
I thought this little exhibit was cool with the gray and green tree frogs and the green snake, too.
The aquarium has an albino alligator, Luna
And some regular American Alligators, too. The boys are checking out the three laying on top of each other watching the visitors go buy (hmm-I wonder if they are thinking about lunch :-)
Graeme was excited to donate some money to the aquarium
Graeme liked the tunnel underneath the crab. He went through it 3 times, before he actually stood up and discovered he could look through.
Liam loved hanging out on the wide ledges and watching the action in the tanks while Brooke made sure he didn't lean back and fall.
Graeme is showing Liam the shark swimming in the big tank
My future birdwatcher (yes, he's looking through the wrong end, but hey it was a gloomy day and the only thing checking out the bird feeders were squirrels so we have time to work on his binocular skills)
Liam looking at the turtles hanging out on the log (what the picture doesn't show was him also trying to climb up and over the railing to join them which is why I had to be quick to get this picture)
Graeme found the frog
Graeme and the frog had a conversation
Liam loved the painting. This was painted on metal and it wasn't until looking at my pictures later that it struck me how amazing that worked-it looks like he's looking at a turtle in a tank, but it is truly a flat painting. I will have to check these out in more detail next time we go.
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