CCTX – part one – Texas State Aquarium

Last weekend we went to the coast with my family, and we took the boys to the aquarium and to the Lexington, and the beach.   

Timmy and Ian have become such good friends.  Aren’t they cute?

Tanner didn’t really like to stand in line.  He was running all over the place because he was so excited.

We were so ready to go under the waterfall arch, into the building.  It was hot outside!

They boys had a good time watching other people touch the stingrays in this pool.  Tanner enjoyed splashing in the water, but they didn’t really want to touch any of the rays.

There was an otter in this aquarium.  The boys loved watching it swim around so fast.

Or just climbing on the rails could be exciting too, I guess.  There was a lot of that going on.  :)

Eagles are so cool.  I just love how majestic they are.  It looks pretty small in the picture, but they have a huge wingspan.

We could have put a quarter into this scope, but Tanner had just as much without spending the money.  Love that!

It was really fun to see the dolphins from underwater.  And it was air conditioned in there.  It was a very nice break from the heat.

We’ve had lots of trips to Sea World, but even there, you don’t really see the dolphins from underwater.  Not like this.  It was pretty cool.

The boys also had a fun time looking at the fish in this aquarium.  Dad recognized most of these fish from his many fishing trips.  Apparently, many of the fish in this tank would be pretty tasty.  :)

Or sometimes, the boys were just silly.  It was a fun day!