Aquarium.....

Today we had a get together with Grandma and Grandpa Blaylock. We met at Arizona Mills mall. We had lunch and then went to the new Sea Life Aquarium.....
It was a blast!!! It was a lot cooler than we expected for an aqaurium in the mall.

They had lots of peek holes where the kids could climb inside the tank without getting wet and get up close and personal with the fish.



They also had a hands on tank with Starfish and Shrimp, it was cool the kids got to touch the starfish but the shrimp were a little skiddish....





There were lots of different tanks with hundreds of species of fish. It was fun to watch the kids eyes light up. They had seen most of these fish when we went to Sea World, but it was a totally different experience and they were SO excited to be there....





They had a room with one large tank in it where you could go up above it and look in, as well as go into the peek holes on the side (and behind) to get a better view. It was filled with beautiful colorful coral and sting rays, as well as some other species of fish.....





They loved stopping at the peek holes every chance they got : )



And we stopped to watched a video on ocean life too....


The highlight for Sean was getting to walk through the Shark tunnel and be surrounded by the sharks and fish. They also had some BIG bones which he called the Dino in the tank as well. The tank was above and below as well as both sides. It was a cool feeling to be walking on the glass and look down at the fish below.....





They had a standing C shaped Aquarium where you could walk behind and feel like you were inside : )



They were surprised that the jellyfish were as small as they were....



More peek holes.....



There was a game on the floor where the kids got to step on fish to answer the questions...... of course Sean loved it and Lexi joined in on the fun. The lights changed colors depending on if your answer was right or wrong....



We walked through the toddler play zone on our way out and stopped at the kid sized coral for a photo op....



Then we made our way out to the gift shop and stopped for another photo op....

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa it was a FUN day....



We also managed to get a pic of all of us as well...



ALL DONE.... Well Almost.....



We ran outside to get some snow cones and cool off some....
They were YUMMY (and sticky)!!!!



Showing off their FUN new toy and book....



Then it was home to rest for a few, change and then off for Group and Family pics at the church building. Home to change one more time and back to the park for a picnic and games with the Doucet Clan.... Nice ending to a GREAT day.... Thanks Everyone!!!