National Aquarium in Baltimore

My March picture file is about to overflow... we've done a lot this month. Today was no different.

For Baby X's birthday in January, Grandma and Grandpa L wanted to send money for something fun we could take him to do. We decided to use that money for a trip to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. My friend and former roommate, Kate, moved to Baltimore this summer and we've been trying to get together for months, so it was convenient that we were heading to Baltimore, and it also happened to be her spring break, so we met her there.

Strollers aren't allowed into the National Aquarium (too many escalators and people movers, etc.) so Baby X got to break in his doggy leash he got for Christmas. So far, he's just worn it around the house pretending to be a doggy.

None of the pictures are great because it was dark and full of reflective glass... but we tried.


Here are some month old sea horses PS wanted a picture of. Teeny.


Baby X loves fish. He yells "FISH!! FISH!!" excitedly every time we enter a pet store. So this was all especially fun for him.


Turtles. Baby X liked the turtles.

I splurged and paid a few extra dollars per ticket to see the dolphin show. It was worth it... the kids had a blast. Baby X kept saying, "dolphins. dolphins jump. up down. dolphins jumping." He sat on my lap and was mesmerized for the 20 or so minute length of the show.





Dolphin dancing... the kids think this is hilarious and incorporated it into their own dolphin show when we got home.


This was Buddy's favorite part. Plus there was a big splash (and we weren't in the Splash Zone).


This is the best of all the pictures I got after the dolphin show... you can barely see a couple dolphins in the background.

After the show PS asked the dolphin trainer taking questions what the most fun part of being a dolphin trainer was. She said working with the dolphins, forming a relationship with them and getting to know them as individuals, etc. PS was very brave. She has added dolphin trainer to her VERY long list of future careers.

The kid area had dress-up props.

Buddy as a dolphin.


Baby X as a fish.


I was surprised by how much he wanted to wear this and not take it off.


PS as a dolphin.


Their first synchronized dolphin show (with puppets). When we got home, they took turns being the dolphins and the dolphin trainers.


Shark jaw. PS liked this.


Jellyfish. These spooked/bored the kids. I thought they were neat.

The favorites.
Princess Sparkley: Nemo fish, dolphin show, sting rays, baby sea horses, rain forest room
Buddy: dolphin show, rain forest room, escalators that were flat (not steps) but still inclined
Baby X: octopus (even though at the time it freaked him out a bit), dolphins, turtles
Me: dolphin show, sting rays