Spring Break Day 2 - Georgia Aquarium

When we decided to go to Atlanta for spring break we had a laundry list of possible activities. Over the weeks leading up to the trip we added, changed, and swapped activities but the Aquarium remained a must see.

The plan we made the night before to leave around 11am, get lunch, and then head over to the aquarium by 1.

Of course nothing usually goes quite as planned. Luke woke up complaining of an ear ache, which I finally realized was swimmers ear from the last night. We gave him some drops which cleared it up, but were already over an hour behind schedule.

Pam told us about an awesome burger place near the aquarium called The Varsity so we decided to go there for lunch. When we arrived it was packed. We had to split up with some in line and some looking for a place to sit. The burgers were delish!

After lunch we were finally on our way to the worlds largest aquarium! It opened a few months after we moved from Charleston and I was always disappointed we didn't get to see it before we moved. When we arrived the line to get in the aquarium was so long, even with purchasing our tickets online in advance. The aquarium only lets you in by the hour. When I bought our tickets I said we would be there by 1. Since we didn't get there until 3 they let us walk right in. No wait at all! It was awesome! Being late has never worked out so well!

We had a little time before our viewing of "Dolphin Tales"and the children found a tunnel that made them look like they were under the sea.

Dolphin Tales was so much fun! It is amazing what those dolphins can be trained to do. The coolest thing to me is when they are above the water scooting backwards. You aren't allowed to take any photos during the show but we got a few before it started!

This was Elle's very first time sitting in the stroller seat. She did so good in there, I really think she loved being able to check everything out!

Right after the dolphin show the children headed straight for the touch tank. Olivia was so funny, she would put her hand all the way in the water and when a sting ray would come up she would quickly pull it out.

I loved riding on the moving walkway under the tank looking at all the fishes. Ethan and I couldn't believe how big whale sharks are! 

The aquarium was HUGE and the little ones started to tucker our toward the end! We did get to all the exhibits, although there is no way to see everything in 1 trip.

Th albino alligators were one of my favorite things we saw. At first they looked fake, and then they started swimming around! WEIRD!