Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Legoland (1 of 3): Sea Life Aquarium





And once again I am painfully aware of how much I want a new, better camera :(  Sigh. ANYWAY.

We took Abby to Legoland/Sea Life Aquarium last weekend -- and oh my goodness!  We had sooooo much fun!  There was a bit of crazy weather to deal with, though.  It was no less than 90 degrees at our house when we left . . . by the time we got to Carlsbad it was rainy and 60 degrees.  What the heck?!  Good thing I randomly packed a sweater for the Little! 

Our first stop was the Sea Life Aquarium.  Starting with the first room full of "fishies!" and a tree slide, she was absolutely hooked.  It actually took about 10 minutes of coaxing (and maybe physically removing her) before we could move on to enjoy the rest of the aquarium.  We looooove slides!

She absolutely sprinted through the building, darting from one place to the other (much like a fish) in sheer glee, wonder, and excitement.. . . I think that's the best part of having a toddler . . . getting excited all over again at the simple, "has-been" aspects of life.  I had forgotten fish could be so amazing! 

The coolest part of the aquarium was the unerwater tunnel.  We walked in to that area to see sharks and stingrays encircling us.  Abby was immediately in awe.  There were even little pint-sized portals for her to climb into for more up-close sea life viewing.  So cool!  The best part was that it was a long and narrow passage, so we could just let her run free and unencumbered.  She thought she was in heaven!

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