Something Two Fishy

Last year we won 4 tickets to the Shedd Aquarium, they were about to expire. The kids had a Friday off so we planned a trip down. It turned out to be community days at the Aquarium, admission was free, and everyone in town was taking advantage of it! Luckily we had VIP passes so we didn't have to wait in line. The parking on the other hand was another story. Thanks to Marshall for dropping us off at the door and dealing with that one!
Ever since our last trip(Click to read more) the kids have been wanting to go again and visit Nickel, the resident Sea Turtle. (As I was setting up the link, I realized I used the same blog title last time. I guess I'm not as creative as I thought! So I added the "Two" since it's our second visit.)
On the way down we discussed which creatures we wanted to see. Poor Trent, his Octopus was no where to be seen and the SpongeBob 4D movie was out of order. Last time we went, Trent loved the SpongeBob movie, and it scared the pants off Callie, she was screaming so much I had to step out.

The kids did a lot more "learning" this year. Trent spent a lot of time reading the displays and working with the interactive screens.
I love his sense of humor. Though we enjoyed ourselves, I think we're ready to move on to something else in that area. I think the planetarium will be our next outing.

Has anyone else gone through this? Lately I've been noticing the kids having less enthusiasm and appreciation for special trips like these. Come to think about it, I have lost some of mine too. Maybe we have been gone so much, we all just want to be home more. With summer coming up, we will have more opportunities for fun without actually going somewhere for the whole day. Can't wait for summer!

I like last years creative pictures better, but I did do a little fun photo-shopping.