The Aquarium

We went to the Aquarium today.  Coleman talked a lot.

We parked in the garage and made our way to the elevator. 

Woman in elevator, joking with her little boy:  “Wow there are a lot people in this elevator!  Good thing you took a shower today Josh!”

Coleman stares at him:  “WOW THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS ELEVATOR!  GOOD THING YOU TOOK A SHOWER TODAY JOSH!”

We head over to buy tickets, and get in line behind an older couple. 

The woman standing in line in front of us, irritated, to her husband: “I can’t believe you didn’t buy the tickets online.”

Coleman stares at him: “I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU DIDN’T BUY THE TICKETS ONLINE!”

We make our way through the doors inside.

Little girl, turning defiantly towards her Mom as we enter the aquarium:  “I think it smells funny in here.”

Coleman, stepping closer to her:  “I THINK IT SMELLS FUNNY IN HERE!”

The first exhibit we come upon are the penguins.

A young boy, standing beside us, pouts to his Dad:  “This is boring. Why don’t they do something?”

Coleman, leaning over to see the penguins more closely:  “THIS IS BORING. WHY DON’T THEY DO SOMETHING?”

Up the ramp, we come to the tanks where you can touch Starfish and Horseshoe crabs.

A little girl, pulling her hand back from the tank, “Ewww that’s disgusting! I don’t want to touch it!”

Coleman, directly behind her:  “EWWW THAT’S DISGUSTING! I DON’T WANT TO TOUCH IT!”

In front of the Octopus exhibit, I stop to tie Coleman’s shoe.

A mother leans down, angrily to her misbehaving boy:  “You better knock it off, Mister, or there will be no ice cream for you outside.”

Coleman stares at him, apparently also angry:  “YOU BETTER KNOCK IT OFF MISTER OR THERE WILL BE NO ICE CREAM FOR YOU OUTSIDE!”

We finally make it to the top of the giant tank and see the shark.

Boy about Coleman’s age, bragging to his buddy:  “Well I saw a real shark before on my Dad’s boat!”

Coleman, bragging to both of them:  “WELL I SAW A REAL SHARK BEFORE ON MY DAD’S BOAT!”

We turn the corner to get a glimpse at the elusive giant turtle.

A small toddler girl who clearly missed her nap, stands stomping her feet and sobbing loudly. 

Coleman steps directly beside her, stomps his feet and mimics the same sobs even louder.  And laughs while doing it. 

We make our way back down the ramp toward the exit.

Me, to the New England Aquarium employee standing at the exit:  “Thank you, we had a nice time.”

Coleman, to the dad in front of us who is kindly holding the door open:  “THANK YOU WE HAD A NICE TIME.”

That pretty much sums up our trip to the aquarium.  I hope you all had a wonderful day too.