The day that we went to the Aquarium, we went out to lunch with our friends and then
Annabeth and I went back to visit the Botanical Gardens, which are right next to the Aquarium. We didn't get to spend too long there, because it was raining on and off all day, and started raining really hard about 45 minutes after we got into the gardens. I had never been there before, and we only got to see a small part. The part we saw was really neat - they have an area called the Children's Fantasy Garden, where there is a castle at the entrance, and everything inside the gardens is larger than life. When we first got in, there was a maze of tunnels leading to an area where there was a gia
nt bee which had a motion sensor and buzzed whenever you walked under it. (Annabeth didn't like this part, as she doesn't like any loud or unusual noises) There was a giant watering can, and some giant seedlings. Then we went through another maze and found an area with giant ants, a spade, a rake, acorns, and pine cones. The next area had a slide leading down to it, and was a giant birds nest that you could go inside and climb into the eggshells. Then there was a giant vegetable garden, with giant carrots, turnips, potatoes, and other vegetables. Annabeth and I really enjoyed it, and I got some cute pictures of her there.
Annabeth and I went back to visit the Botanical Gardens, which are right next to the Aquarium. We didn't get to spend too long there, because it was raining on and off all day, and started raining really hard about 45 minutes after we got into the gardens. I had never been there before, and we only got to see a small part. The part we saw was really neat - they have an area called the Children's Fantasy Garden, where there is a castle at the entrance, and everything inside the gardens is larger than life. When we first got in, there was a maze of tunnels leading to an area where there was a gia
nt bee which had a motion sensor and buzzed whenever you walked under it. (Annabeth didn't like this part, as she doesn't like any loud or unusual noises) There was a giant watering can, and some giant seedlings. Then we went through another maze and found an area with giant ants, a spade, a rake, acorns, and pine cones. The next area had a slide leading down to it, and was a giant birds nest that you could go inside and climb into the eggshells. Then there was a giant vegetable garden, with giant carrots, turnips, potatoes, and other vegetables. Annabeth and I really enjoyed it, and I got some cute pictures of her there.
How fun and cute! All those fun Albuquerque things that I know my kids would enjoy much more now that they are older. Didn't we go there when Annabeth was really little? And then, we went to the zoo not long before I moved, didn't we? My memory is not so great. Hope all is well!
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ReplyDeleteWe did take the kids to the zoo right before you moved. I don't think we went to the botanical gardens or aquarium, though. We don't get out there as often these days, now that we live out in Edgewood, but we still have a lot of fun when we do. Sometimes when Annabeth wakes up and we have talked about what's coming up the next day, I'll ask her, "Do you know what today is?" Several times since that trip, her answer has been, "The Aquarium!" I guess the trip made quite an impression on her.