Mermaid Birthday

This year, Marina wanted to swim with the mermaids at the aquarium. We met her firends and their families there for the party. The girls amused themselves until the party planner showed up to start the swimming.

First, the girls changed into their swimming suits. Then we went up to the top of the tank where they would be swimming. They were all fitted for wet suits, flippers and masks. As they waited to get in, we got to watch the mermaid show before they got into the water.

Marina got into the water first, she was able to fit her mermaid tail over her wetsuit, so she wore it into the water. She needed a bit of help to get there! After they were all in the water, I went to see them from inside the aquarium.

Another mermaid show went on when I got there and I could see the girls’ legs in the background as the show went on. We could also see Marina’s pink mermaid tail. Many of the people around me thought it was one of the aquarium mermaids! When it was time for them to get out, another mermaid show was beginning.

Once the girls dried off and dressed, we went into the restaurant and had lunch. We were all really hungry by then. We all enjoyed lunch followed by birthday cake.

After lunch, we took us on a tour of the Aquarium. Of course, we’ve been there many times, so it was all pretty familiar to us. At the end of the tour, the mermaids were having a meet and greet, so we got some pictures with them outside the water. The girls pet the stingrays for a little while, before we collected our belongings and left. We were all pretty tired by then.