This morning, we renewed our membership to the California Academy and it was just in time for the early member hour from 10-11. On our way there, Janie had oatmeal and fruit in the car.
When we got there, Janie had to use the potty so that’s what we did and were happy to see that they had toddler steps in the bathroom!
It’s been about 6 months since we last visited this aquarium and Janie forgot about the window floors. She hesitated but walked across them like a big girl.
Downstairs in the aquarium, we saw a scuba diver cleaning one of the tanks.
The flooded forest is always a fun place to hang out and Janie pointed out the turtle.
She was scared of the tide pool but mustered up enough guts to touch the starfish and the abalone shell today.
While we were downstairs, the fire alarm went off and everyone had to evacuate.
Unfortunately, it was about the time it started to rain really hard. Luckily we came prepared with umbrellas and jackets.
When they finally let us back in 20 minutes later, everyone was soaked and so happy to be back inside. We tried to dry off near the heat lamps while Janie tried to find Nemo and Dory in the shallow pool.
She really liked the giant tortoise statue and gave him a quick snuggle.
She also rode on Daddy’s shoulders to get a better look at the penguins.
The kids were stomping on virtual bugs and Janie was interested but just stood and watched.
Before heading back downstairs to the aquarium, we watched the rays and sharks for a bit.
Janie also decided it would be a good idea to try on Daddy’s vest.
There was so much to see in the aquarium. We had only gone through a third of the place before the alarm went off earlier.
At the big reef tank, Janie looked at the fish guide and tried to point out all the fish on the card.
It’s like a larger, moving version of her look-and-find Nemo book.
Look at this big girl posing for the camera!
We also made a bird bag out of wool and yarn but Janie decided to take it home. It is now a sleeping bag for GG.
By the time we left the aquarium and walked to the car, it was lights out for this little girl. She napped in the car while Mommy and Daddy had a car picnic in the Home Depot parking lot.
Once she woke up, she did a little browsing in the garden center.