Sometimes we have truly wonderful experiences, and we hope to be able to pull them from the well of our memories to make us laugh or smile or even cry. Today was one of those days. I convinced my mama and her friend, Jean, to go with me to take the kids to the Georgia Aquarium. It was an amazing experience for Bryce for two reasons. First of all, he is currently very into "underwater creatures" and talks about being a diver when he grows up. Secondly, it was his reward for finally being potty trained. These were some of my favorite moments from today.
Bryce yelling, "Hello Otters! Over here!" while waving wildly.
My normally fearless little boy would not touch any of the animals in the touch tanks. He enjoyed looking closely, but there was no touching. He was incredibly matter of fact, and he just wasn't going to do it.
He was so incredibly shy the first time he saw the dolphins in their tank. He wanted to step closer to the tank, but he looked like he was afraid he would fall through the glass. He looked very seriously at the nice young woman who was offering to tell us facts about dolphins and says, "Dolphins are very good swimmers. They use their fins and tails and flippers."
As we were walking, I suddenly tripped over a small body. Bryce was laying on the ground. I said, "You can't lay on the ground here." Matter of factly he says, "I'm a penguin. Penguins slide on their bellies."
When the 4D movie began, they sprayed water into the audience. No one was more shocked than Samantha who got it right on the head. She looked at me with a look of complete confusion and promptly burst into tears. Bryce said, "I'm soaking wet all over."
Bryce has an obsession with "maps." To him, a map is any piece of paper that has to be folded more than once. I have all of the inserts that have come with his Thomas the Train toys because he refuses to let me throw them away. They now have their own basket, and he studies them for hours. He loved that he got to carry a map of the aquarium. As we were looking at the Beluga whales, he says, "Let's go to the penguins. They are here on the map. I looked at the picture."
In the middle of the dolphin show, Bryce pressed his arm and changed into Six Arms to help save the ship from the Sea Monsters.
I can predict that my house will be an aquarium tomorrow. We had taken a crab, a shark, an octopus, a whale, and a fish with us. Grandma Jean also bought him a new set of animals with a diver. Tonight he has gathered several clear bowls and made his own aquarium. I have a feeling there will be water involved soon.
My favorite moment of the day was when my sweet baby clapped his hands repeatedly saying, "Yay!" I love that kid!
As I get ready to go to sleep tonight, I am so incredibly happy. I love spending the day with some of my favorite people, and I loved seeing my son excited and curious about the animals he loves so much.
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