The New England Aquarium last Thursday

The New England Aquarium in one of the more pricey day trips, but the library pass whacked $40 off our admission. It’s been the boys’ favorite day trip ever since B’s Jr. F.I.R.S.T. Lego Team came here to research their ocean life project.

The touch a ray/shark tank is hugely popular – and crowded.  The docent sits on the rocks reminding all the children of the proper way to let the animals touch you – and to keep out of the sand, “It’s full of shark poop.”

The jelly fish exhibit is still peaceful and lovely, without the creepy voice overhead intoning, “Survivors, neighbors, adapters, predators,” that it used to have.

We make a big deal out of our packed lunches, it keeps the kids cheerful with all the walking they do on day trips.  This lunch was hogies with special cheese and apples.  It’s getting harder to get group shots with smiles.

Even K is going for whacky smiles these days.

I think this is Myrtle the turtle, but there is another sea turtle in this tank.  Myrtle’s favorite food is brussel Sprouts; they have to throw them at her from over the tank wall when she isn’t looking, otherwise she’d be bumping the divers all the time.

Dan was experimenting with the camera settings in the low light, I think he’s onto something.

Next to the shark tank, this is the favorite for K and M, the tidal pool tank.

It was also very crowded.

Eventually, K was too tired and overwhelmed to stay in our sight at the aquarium, so we walked back to South Station.  It was such a pity to take B home early from is favorite attraction,so we bought him a return ticket, gave him money for supper, and let him walk back to the aquarium alone.

He arrived home after his first solo MBTA trip just after we finished dinner ourselves. (Thus allowing me to breath freely again)

Just as well he missed dinner at home though, it was pasta.

He hates pasta.

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