We Found Nemo, But Where are the Penguins???

We spent Sunday at the Shedd Aquarium with Uncle Eric, Aunt Amy, and Quentin. It was crowded, but considering it was a Sunday (of a 3 day weekend) and it was neighbor to the auto show, it wasn't really all that crazy. I haven't been to the aquarium in years! It still amazes me how many different species of water creatures there actually are, we even found Nemo! I have to admit I was a bit disappointed in the aquarium though. It seemed so much bigger when I was younger! I would say for the money you spend on admission you would think they would create bigger habitats for some of these creatures. And where did the penguins go??? I swear they use to have a penguin exhibit! The Wild Reef in the lower level was awesome and actually resembled the ocean. Beyond that, I just wasn't too impressed! But, I am glad we took the day trip and was able to spend time with family!

Mya was a trooper and held up pretty well considering it was a long day for her! She was surprisingly attentive and seemed to enjoy looking at all of the different fish and all of the people! Putting her in the baby bjorn worked out really well; although, Mommy's back killed her the next day! Words of wisdom for any future museum-goers.... leave your stroller behind! There simply isn't any room for strollers and they don't have a stroller check!

After the museum, we packed into the car and headed for Uncle Eric and Aunt Amy's for pizza. The 1 mile drive was a bit intense. I was part of a baby sandwich, Mya on one side and Quentin on the other. Mya cried the entire drive and Quentin stared at her wondering, "What's with this girl?" Once we arrived, Daddy tried to squeeeeeeze our car into a very tight parking space. His attempt was unsuccessful! He managed to scrape the entire side of my car getting into the spot! Of course, once he got in he had to get back out.... again scraping the side of my car! Whoops!

Despite the crying, overtired baby girl and scraped car we had a wonderful visit!