We all woke up early this morning and have been talking about what kinds of fish we will see at the aquarium all morning long. It felt like 9:00 couldn't come fast enough, especially because the 'fall back' time change just happened, so the boys were up a hour earlier this morning. The walk to the aquarium was slightly windy and cool. Tyler was on top of Adam's shoulders and had a single tear running down his face and he said "Mommy I have happy tears. I am so happy right now!" It was precious! Adam and I squeezed each other's hand and knew it's hard to beat moments like this. We walked up to the ticket counter around 8:55 armed with our coupons and ready to have some fun and we were greeted with emptiness. Adam and I looked at each other and went from the ticket window to the main entrance and it was clear that everything was shut down and closed. CLOSED??!! What?? Coming to the aquarium was our driving force for staying in Baltimore for two nights and make this particular trip fun. How could they be closed? At first, Adam realized it was Veterans Day (I felt bad because I completely over looked this detail) and thought this was probably the reason. Then he spotted a worker and basically followed her into the building and learned that they have just changed to winter hours (and the website has not been updated) and the place didn't open until 10:00. Whew! Okay, no problem. We had about 45 minutes to kill and discovered the Barnes and Noble around the corner was open and even had a train table! Jackpot!
When we returned to the aquarium just before 10:00, it was clear the building was open and we weren't the only ones with the idea. Tyler was so excited and was going from the one spot to the next with vigor and enthusiasm. He would ooh and aah loudly and other parents would look at us and smile and one said "looks like he's enjoying himself". Um, yep he sure is and he sure deserves it! I'm just so glad that it seemed to surpass the anticipation he had for the day because we had really been talking it all up, but he couldn't have been any more well behaved or happier than he was during the entire morning. Based on his enthusiastic reaction, I'd say his favorite moments were seeing Nemo, the huge octopus, the sharks, and the dolphin show. Both of the boys were clapping during the entire dolphin show. Matthew was especially animated and obviously enjoying himself. We left after the 11:30 dolphin show and met Grammy and Baca outside of the exit and had a great lunch together. I don't know how the day could get any better than it's already been and it's only 1:00.
When we returned to the aquarium just before 10:00, it was clear the building was open and we weren't the only ones with the idea. Tyler was so excited and was going from the one spot to the next with vigor and enthusiasm. He would ooh and aah loudly and other parents would look at us and smile and one said "looks like he's enjoying himself". Um, yep he sure is and he sure deserves it! I'm just so glad that it seemed to surpass the anticipation he had for the day because we had really been talking it all up, but he couldn't have been any more well behaved or happier than he was during the entire morning. Based on his enthusiastic reaction, I'd say his favorite moments were seeing Nemo, the huge octopus, the sharks, and the dolphin show. Both of the boys were clapping during the entire dolphin show. Matthew was especially animated and obviously enjoying himself. We left after the 11:30 dolphin show and met Grammy and Baca outside of the exit and had a great lunch together. I don't know how the day could get any better than it's already been and it's only 1:00.
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