Friends, Fish and Festivities

Marina and Ainsley woke up fairly early this morning. That was a good thing because we had reservations for Breakfast with Santa at the aquarium. The girls decided to wear Ariel dresses for the occasion. I also put sparkly makeup on them.

At the aquarium, we met Mr. Chuck and Miss Judy. Our table was near one of the fish tanks and the food buffet. We quickly got into line for food. Sharkey, the Aquarium mascot, came up behind the girls as they settled in and scared them. Then he stayed for photographs.

While we ate our breakfast, the mermaids started swimming in the tanks. Both girls got up to get a better look. Once they were done, Santa came by our table for a short visit. A little while later, Santa and one of his elves went swimming in the tank. Marina and Ainsley didn’t watch that for very long. They were more interested in finishing their breakfast.

Next, we all went into the Aquarium. Ainsley was taking pictures of nearly every animal she saw. We had missed the mermaid show but arrived in time for the meet and greet. We also spent a while at the stingray pool. The stingrays were acting friendly and the girls were able to touch quite a few of them.

We went back through the exhibit mainly to see the mermaid show. Ainsley didn’t seem too excited until it started. The girls were right up by the glass and had a terrific view of the show. Ainsley was quite impressed. Once our second trip through the aquarium was done we headed out for our next adventure.