The Dallas World Aquarium

I just realized that I've had this blog for almost 3 years, and I've never used a title. Guess there's no time like the present....

We were planning a trip to College Station for the weekend, but cancelled at the last minute because of Hurricane Gustav. We didn't want to get caught up in all the traffic of people evacuating - seemed like a wise idea. Since we were in the mood for an adventure, we headed down to the Dallas World Aquarium. I was raised here and I never knew this even existed, but it was actually really cool. Lawson LOVED seeing all the birds, fish and reptiles. Unfortunately, with his overstimulated little self turning every which way to take it all in, we have about 250 shots of the back of his head. Oh, well. We'll just remember the fun we had.

Ooh - a really big river fish.....

This bird was too funny. It kept pecking his beak against the glass at us and it freaked Lawson out. Lawson didn't want to walk away, but every time the bird pecked, Lawson drew his arm away and twisted into me. It was funny to watch.

He loved the sea turtles. He giggled up a storm whenever they swam by. Of course, not the time we took a picture.... sigh....

Ooh, a manatee....

He loved these penguins. They're some sort of African variety and so they can withstand the heat of an outdoor exhibit in Texas.

Part of the exhibit was called Mundo Maya and they had these Mayan dancers play music and, well, dance for all of us. Lawson was totally enthralled. Yet again, our attempts at a postcard-type picture failed. He thought it was much more fun to look at the Mayan people than at the camera.

Finally, a face shot! He wore this expression most of the day, but we just couldn't capture it often. I swear, he had a really great time!

With all the excitement of the day, though, our little guy tuckered out pretty easily. He usually takes a mid-morning nap lasting about 2 hours and he missed it b/c we were having so much fun. But by the time we stopped for a late lunch, the morning had caught up with him. Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring you "Sleep Eating...." You might want to turn down the volume on your computer. We were in an awfully noisy cafe.

Sleep Eating