Aquarium!

Our local library has passes to several museums and cultural centers, so we took advantage this week, to celebrate the end of M.'s school year.  And really, where better to bring a Nemo-obsessed toddler than the Aquarium?

We got our first thrill before we'd even walked in the door - harbor seal training!

The great sea tank was a huge hit - the fish were huge!

So were the turtles.

There were also a bunch of smaller tanks that were great fun.

Jellyfish are rather magical to watch.

At the end of this section, Asa said, "Bye bye, Jellies."

Another recent obsession is the book And Tango Makes Three, which meant a necessary stop to see the penguins:

Mommy got to pet some sting rays:

And, of course, we had to see some old friends.
The little obnoxious fish:

Gil and Dory:

And, of course, Nemo and Marlin:

After that, it was time to head home - including one more trip past the harbor seal tank.  (see us there?)

And a quick walk down the wharf, at Asa's request, to see boats.

By the time we got back to the train station, only one of three tired people had fallen asleep... the other two got coffee.

He woke up for the jazz tuba player on the subway, though - how often does that happen?  Very cool, and a nice way to end the day.

More pictures here, if you're interested.  It's a hard place to photograph, especially with thousands of schoolchildren on field trips swarming around, but still - I think these came out decently well.