Field Trip to The Aquarium

Sadie's cute little preschool class took a field trip to the Aquarium yesterday.  Once Sadie heard about it, she couldn't talk about anything else.  She carefully explained to me that we would not be seeing dolphins and whales, because they were much too big to fit into the aquarium. 

Sadie was anxious to get moving, while we were waiting for the rest of her class to arrive.

We've never visited this indoor gem.  We were in for a serious treat.  Who knew you could see such exotic animals in Utah?

I loved seeing the neat jellyfish move so gracefully through the water.  One drawback....when photographing the jelly's I just think it looks like a mammogram.  Sorry, but it does. Let me know what you think.

Sadie said her FAVORITE part of the aquarium was seeing the Octupus.  Funny, cuz she wouldn't get near it, be in a picture with it, and demanded we walk away from the tank very quickly.

I have to thank Disney for providing names for all of the sea creatures we met.  Ask me the real scientific names of any of the creatures and I couldn't name one...but I know all the name's in Finding Nemo!

Hello Jacque....looks like you've been cleaning the tank today..my bubbles, my bubbles, my bubbles....

Well hello there Nemo!  So nice to see ya!  Cute little fishy fishy!!

"Ok Class. Optical orbits up front, and remember we keep our subesophageal ganglion to ourselves. That means you Jimmy."

Fish are friends, not food.

I was just waiting for this giant to open his mouth and have a bunch of little fish swim out.  These guys are huge!

I just thought this fish looked totally bedazzled.  Sadie commented on how sparkly it was.

Can you say totally CREEPY!  When I pointed out that there was a snake in that window, Sadie looked for a minute, then when she realized how big the snake was you should have seen her eyes!  She immediately took my hand and said, "Mom, we should go away from here."  Yes, Sadie, right after a take a picture of the snake yawning.

What is it about crocodile eyes that are just so scary!  The glazed over stare that seems to say, "I see you, and if you get near me, your neck is mine."

Loved watching the turtles swim around.  I didn't even notice the lovely wart on the chin until I got home and looked at the pictures.  Not that warts aren't cute, but kinda ruined the turtle's cuteness for me.

Thanks Sadie for letting me join you on your field trip.  I had a lot of fun watching you run from tank to tank and then getting creeped out by almost all of the animals and not wanting to get anywhere near touching the stingrays.   Things are always more fun with you cutie!