The Aquarium

This past Thursday, Zeke and I made a trip to the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga. We originally planned to see the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, but due to circumstances beyond our control, we had to make a change in our plans. Still, we had an excellent time.

It had been over a decade since I last visited the aquarium. We were able to spend an entire day walking around and exploring the exhibits, which were very cool by the way. Zeke had a blast. I don't remember how many times he'd run from one exhibit to another and greet each one with an enthusiastic, "Wow!"

Here are some of the neat things we saw while we were there...







One of my favorite exhibits was of the jellyfish. They are pretty amazing and fun to watch.

A video clip of some jellyfish in action...

Zeke enjoyed visiting with the penguins. These aren't real, by the way. LOL We couldn't catch a glimpse of the youngest penguins, the newest one being only 3 days old at the time of our visit.

One of the many large aquariums.

We had a great time at the aquarium. Zeke was even able to enjoy the 3D movie "Under The Sea" at the IMAX theater! I thought it was so funny the way he (and a few of the other little kids) kept reaching up trying to smack the fish out of the way that kinda got in our faces. *smiles* It's wild how those movies make you feel like you're right there.

After lunch at TGI Friday's, Zeke and I checked out the Ocean Journey and grabbed a couple of Slush Puppies before our trip back home. Needless to say it was only a short while on the road before a certain little guy nodded off to sleep. I think that means the trip was a success! It would have been nice if the whole family could have gone, but still, we had a great time just Zeke and me. I know as he gets older, we might not get to spend as much time doing cool stuff like this, so I'd better make the most of it now.

I wonder where we should go on our next Mommy-and-Me outing?