A Trip to the Aquarium.

  This past Wednesday was my birthday, so to celebrate we drove to the Portland Aquarium to see some fish (but not eat them as Beniah kept insisting on the drive down).  All morning Elijah chattered, "I so happy! See fish!"

 

 

 

 

 The aquarium had a large petting tank that held rays, small sharks, and puffer fish. It was very interesting to watch the rays swim right up to our hands as if they wanted to be petted.  The sharks were a little more snobbish so I didn't get to touch one.

 

 

 

Then it was off to see some more fish and other underwater creatures.

 

(Elijah is looking at a seahorse)

 (Garden eels. Weird looking creatures, but interesting nonetheless)

 

 (The boys were desperately trying to find the invisible giraffe in this tank. Silly Daddy!)

 

 

The aquarium also had a bird aviary that you were allowed to walk in and hold the birds.

 Elijah liked it until the bird tried eating the airplanes off of his coat.

 All is well though when you get to end by playing with wooden beads on twisted wires.