Adventure Aquarium

On Saturday we went to the Adventure Aquarium in NJ. We left the house around 8:30 and had breakfast in the car so we could get there for when it opened. There wasn't much traffic so we made it to the aquarium by 10am. Aiden really loves fish, so we were hoping this would be a hit and it was. He was unsure at first about going near the glass, but when he saw other kids doing it, I guess he figured it was ok. I would say the shark tunnel was his favorite part, especially one little orange fish that seemed to stay in one place. Aiden would kneel down in front of it saying "ish" over and over. He also really enjoyed watching the sharks swim over top of us. However, I think the thing he enjoyed the most was being able to walk all around by himself. It wasn't super full when we got there, so we kind of lucked out and he was able to be "free" in a lot of the areas. It did get much more crowded around lunch time, but we ate and then left for Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop's house for the afternoon. After a long morning at the aquarium and a lot more walking then he is used to, Aiden took a nice 3 hour nap. It was a wonderful day, and since he enjoyed it so much I think we are going to try Baltimore in the spring!

**The lighting was very dim in the aquarium, so it was tough to get real good pictures

Checking out the map

Self-portrait in the shark tunnel

Watching the sharks swim over our heads

His "ish" friend

The hippo

Touching a starfish

Waiting for dad to bring lunch to the table

Gift shop
(Grama & Grampa gave him spending money)