So, way back when my Hubby and I were first married, we had our "First Date" at the Shedd Aquarium here in Chicago. Then, this past weekend we returned there (with my sister and her two little ones) for the first time since our "First Date".
As it happened, Saturday morning met us with an amazing downpour as we headed to the aquarium and there was a line of people waiting to get in! So, we got a little wet. Luckily, my sister found us a second line that was indoor, so we were able to dry off before we got to the fish.
We wandered a fair amount and saw a good deal of things.. but it was most amusing to see the difference between going to see fish with two adults and going to see fish with a 4 year old.
For the most part, we let the Nephew the Eldest decide what he wanted to see (the Nephew the Second is little enough that he was cool to just tag along), but the Nephew the Eldest found everything so fascinating that he would fixate on the first thing to catch his eye and we would hang out for a while.
After a bit, we would suggested seeing something else he would agree. Moving about this in manner, we saw a fair amount of the place and a smattering of the animals that they have there.
And, of course, we finished off the trip with a dolphin show. They demonstrated the techniques they use to train the dolphins (and a hawk). And they showed us some cool tricks. It was a great finale!
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