Mike took a day off work, and we went to the Shedd Aquarium. This was actually our second trip there. The first time, we went on a free day. Total bust. It IS a free day, but you still have to pay to see the good stuff-- whales, dolphins, penguins, sharks, seal lion, etc... So when we saw a Groupon for the aquarium, we snatched it up. (That place is PRICEY!!)
Riley and Noelle really like whales and sharks (and fish and seal lions and mermaids...), so they were pretty excited. But if you don't know enough about me, their mom was pretty pumped, too. I may or may not have had a whale room when I was a kid (are you still a kid in high school?). We're talking whale posters, whale wall paper and-- the crowning jewel-- a whale phone, whose ring sounded like whale calls. Uh-huh. Oh, and I was all set on being a marine mammalogist.
Anyway, when the girls saw the different creatures, they got excited. When I saw them, it sounded something like, "Look! Look at that! Oh my gosh, it's a BABY beluga whale! Michael, do you see it?! Look! LOOK! Holy cow, I love it here. Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh. Are you serious?! Michael, they keep coming up against the glass! We're, like, inches from them! This is so great! HOLY COW, THIS IS AWESOME."
Without further ado... the aquarium.
The girls both love these ginormous Dora and Diegos.
Watch out! Shark!
Penguins!
Do you see it?! It's a whale! Right in our faces!!!
The baby beluga!! Crazy, right? He's gray and adorable. :)
You took on the jellies, Dude!
Everything's better when Daddy's with us!
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