Adventures in Houston - August 21-22, 2008
We made a quick trip to Houston to visit family and made a mini-vacation out of it. We went to the Downtown Aquarium and the Children's Museum and everyone had fun, toddler and adults alike!
Photos
Welcome to the Houston Downtown Aquarium!
Welcome to the Houston Downtown Aquarium!
Alligators (not to be confused with elevators, which is pronounced the same by Tyler)
Alligators (not to be confused with elevators, which is pronounced the same by Tyler)
Thanks, wasn't planning on it.
Thanks, wasn't planning on it.
Oohhhh, a tree frog!
Oohhhh, a tree frog!
Scuba diver cleaning the tanks -- Tyler was terrified
Scuba diver cleaning the tanks -- Tyler was terrified
Octopus
Octopus
A really creepy eel
A really creepy eel
Look, more fish!
Look, more fish!
Somehow, I thought the piranhas would look meaner
Somehow, I thought the piranhas would look meaner
You know, something like this
You know, something like this
Lazy lizard
Lazy lizard
Fish, fish everywhere!
Fish, fish everywhere!
Cheeeese!
Cheeeese!
Lion fish
Lion fish
Ssssnake!
Ssssnake!
Really big snake!
Really big snake!
Stingray pool
Stingray pool
Kids could crawl under the stingray pool...
Kids could crawl under the stingray pool...
...and it's Tyler in a bubble!
...and it's Tyler in a bubble!
A little scared of the shark
A little scared of the shark
There, Daddy's glasses make it all better!
There, Daddy's glasses make it all better!
Going to ride the shark train
Going to ride the shark train
All aboard!
All aboard!
Self-portrait time
Self-portrait time
Into the shark tunnel
Into the shark tunnel
More tank cleaners, these with shark sticks
More tank cleaners, these with shark sticks
Da dum, da dum...
Da dum, da dum...
He had to use the shark stick on this one
He had to use the shark stick on this one
Sawfish
Sawfish
Sharks, sharks everywhere!
Sharks, sharks everywhere!
A little traumatized by the shark tunnel
A little traumatized by the shark tunnel
And then this guy popped up and traumatized all of us
And then this guy popped up and traumatized all of us
Ferris wheel!
Ferris wheel!
He was a little scared at first
He was a little scared at first
but he really did have fun on the ferris wheel!
but he really did have fun on the ferris wheel!
Fun with the photo booth
Fun with the photo booth
Lunch at the aquarium restaurant
Lunch at the aquarium restaurant
Apparently, this guy thought our lunch looked good
Apparently, this guy thought our lunch looked good
Look, fish watching us eat!
Look, fish watching us eat!
In the stairwell of the restaurant
In the stairwell of the restaurant
Children's Museum of Houston
Children's Museum of Houston
Huge memory game
Huge memory game
Riddle me this...
Riddle me this...
Four Tylers!
Four Tylers!
Mmmm, the matoes look good today!
Mmmm, the matoes look good today!
Fishing with Daddy
Fishing with Daddy
Caught one!
Caught one!
Bye bye museum!
Bye bye museum!