Family Fun Day...

Ready for a day of family fun... Would somebody let me in so I can see,pleeeeeassse??!!

That's really a shark's egg?

Two VERY HUGE beavers...the tail of the one on the right was the size of a plate

Viewing Rays...

One of the many varities of jellies...

Mia and Levi loved the "Nemo" fish...

Trying out the shark cage...

The big boys and the hubby have been having "hankerings" ( a Texas term) for a Whataburger...most definitely one of the best hamburgers. Unfortunately, we do not have a Whataburger in our part of the world. So...since it was a holiday weekend and daddy was off tomorrow, we decided to take a day trip to get a hamburger. Are we the only ones crazy enough to make a two hour trip for a hamburger? We went to our early church service this morning, and left right after to head out. We made it in time to have our hamburgers for lunch. and then...

Actually we added a trip to the aquarium into our plans. My mom had gifted us (for Christmas) with money to purchase family passes to two places. Our first selection was the zoo and then we decided to use the second for a pass to the aquarium. We may only use it once or twice more, but believe it or not, it will more than pay for itself in 2 visits. The kiddos enjoyed their visit so much that I am sure we will use it as often as possible. Some of the favorite spots at the aquarium were the shark tunnel, the river life area (aka, some seriously huge beavers), the jellies, the octopus (Levi's favorite), and the crustaceans. We were impressed with the areas that allowed the kids to touch and feel, feed and view up close many aquatic animals. Although it was very crowded, the kids got a chance to see many of God's creatures and view some of His most amazing artwork. As we were viewing the several different species of fish, corral, and starfish, I could not help but marvel at the uniqueness of each one. How amazing is our God?

After spending a fun afternoon, Brad treated us to dinner. We enjoyed Asian food at Pei Wei. It was pretty good, but I think PFChang's is better (of course the price matches the quality). There weren't any complaints from our gang. The kids sucked up their noodles, rice, chicken, shrimp and such. We had to finish it off with fotune cookies, of course. Then we made the return trip home. The kids are such good travelers that it is actually fun to take them on trips.

It was such a fun day and such a blessing to have family time. We just might have to plan another family trip soon.