After the touch tank, we went to check out some sea horses, jellyfish, and a huge exhibit about Long Island Sound! I made the kids pose with one of those wooden exhibits - see below. You can thank me later ;-) Frame these for the embarrassing teenage years! ;-)
Sorry for the sideways pictures! I'm working on it, but figured I would put those up anyway until my computer will let me post them straight :-)
After the Long Island Sound animals, our class went to the Meerkat exhibit! We loved them - we especially thought it was funny that you could crawl into a little "bubble" and sort of be inside their habitat. I couldn't get the best pictures of the VERY playful Meerkat babies, but I got plenty of pictures of YOUR babies playing in their habitat :-)
When we moved to the next room, your kids were in awe :-) We checked out the sea lions, and then moved in to see the otters and sea turtles. (I love sea turtles!)
The next embarrassing photo opportunity came with the sea turtles :-)
Finally - one of the best parts - the SHARK TANK! :-)
I told them that if they wanted to go through this hallway, which makes it look like you're underwater, they needed to swim like little fish :-) Hence, my pictures are blurry - but you get the idea ;-)
This is a picture to frame! I've already framed it for myself :-) Even though we're missing a couple of kids, I love how happy and excited they look - and I love the fact that we caught this picture right when "Thing 1" and "Thing 2", the friendly (gulp!) sharks were swimming by above :-)
What an exhausting, but really fun, day! I am sure your children are sleeping well as I type this. I will see your scholars tomorrow for a fun filled day with reading, writing, phonics, math, and... DRA testing the kiddos for me! :-)
