Something is a little fishy around here...

On Tuesday, Jennings, Abby, Avery, Jamie and I made a last minute decision to hit the road for the open seas...well may be not the open seas...more like the contained seas. We headed to Houston to check out the Downtown Aquarium.

An attempt to get a picture at the entry fountain before going in...got multiple...but none where everyone was looking at the same time!

Abby claimed this creepy looking eel as her new best friend!

 the Discovery Room is one of my favorite parts where you can touch sharks, stingrays, horseshoe crabs, and starfish. We also got to see them feed the sharks and stingrays!

 Master Divers:

Jennings: Serious Diver

Abby: Happy Diver

Jamie: Creepy Diver

The White Tiger in his oh so natural habitat of marble and fake cascading fall...not to mention...what in the world does a white tiger have to do with and Aquarium....last time I checked, tigers didn't live in aquariums...

These guys aren't scared of no tigers!

Aside from watching Jamie be scared by the robotic shark at the end and nearly dump Jennings off of her lap into the shark infested waters, this is my favorite part of the shark voyage train ride! I love this saw fish guy...I think he is so funny looking!!! And he has giant lips!

Ferris Wheel Fun

 Avery on her seahorse and Abby on her alligator

 Jamie on her dolphin and Jennings on his seal

 Thank goodness everyone is securely fastened to their sea animal...that guy was not going to start the wild and crazy carousel if anyone was left unbuckled! But hey, maybe he was on to something...the rate with which it took off was unbelievable...Jamie was holding on for dear life with both hands as that thing creeped to a crawling start! Don't want to be too careful these days!

                     

                       Yeehaw! Ride'em Cowgirl!!!                                             Look, Mom! NO HANDS!

Thank goodness that wild and crazy carousel evened out and everyone was able to loosen up so that Abby and Jamie could do some trick riding!

 Jennings, Abby and Jamie ready for the big kids ride....this was Jennings's first time! He wasn't scared at all!

 Nothing but smiles from Jennings...and screams from Abby and Jamie!

 Jamie and Avery waiting on the ground while I take a take a turn riding with Jennings and Abby

 I challenged Jennings and Abby to keep their hands up for the duration of the ride...they accepted and met the challenge!

 We ended the day with some time in the splash pad...very cooling and refreshing for the kids...very hot for the adults! The kids were all tired out by the end of the trip and had fallen asleep within minutes of being buckled into their carseats!!!