Seattle Aquarium has an awesome Touch and Feel pool program.
A little apprehensive at first because the water was so cold, Maddy had so much fun touching the starfishes and anemones.
Maddy standing in the Jellyfish enclosure.
Maddy was all eyes as she watched the octopus suck its way over the glass to her. She was enthralled by watching the individual suction cups contract and release it was just feed some yummy seafood concoction.
It was feeding time for many of the exhibits while we were there--just sheer luck. The diver would take out several little fishy's and hold them up for the larger fish that would just swim by and snatch up their lunch. In this picture, Madelyn's head is in the bottom right hand corner, the diver came over to her and waved and threw out a large handful of fish and immediately the tank rushed right up the corner. Maddy jerked back as one of the sand sharks plunged into the glass. Thrilled with the action, she wanted to see more.
Maddy and Daddy give their Gig'em
This adorable sea otter kept trying to escape his enclosure. One day he will scratch through the glass and escape into freedom.
This seagull "Gus" is one of Madelyn's new friends. After the Aquarium went ate lunch outside on the pier. Gus felt like he was one of the family and promptly perched himself right next to Madelyn. For a while I was pretty sure that Bailey the Beagle's spirit had been reincarnated into Gus, because as soon as we got our food, Gus chimed in with "Mine, Mine, Mine" incessantly until he was fed scraps.
After lunch we took a harbor cruise in Elliot Bay and Puget Sound.
Madelyn is so much like me, she is very content and happy to be on water.
The day we were in Seattle was the first time this year that the temperature reached with 75 degrees with bright sunny skies....beautiful day!!!
Mt. Rainer in the distance, behind Seattle's famous seaport loading dock.
After the harbor cruise we walked--trekked up hill some very steeps hills up to Pike's Market and walked round, watched the fish throwing guys, and my personal favorite Beecher's Cheese Factory. Last time we visited Seattle I was three months pregnant with Maddy and was beyond nauseous with the multitude of smells of the market. Michael and I went to Beecher's then, but I was too sick to eat anything, so for the last five years all I have heard from Michael is how wonderful their Macaroni and Cheese was. I can now say for myself that it is in deed good, but their Squeaky Cheese Kurds were the best! Yummy!
Maddy was all eyes as she watched the octopus suck its way over the glass to her. She was enthralled by watching the individual suction cups contract and release it was just feed some yummy seafood concoction.
It was feeding time for many of the exhibits while we were there--just sheer luck. The diver would take out several little fishy's and hold them up for the larger fish that would just swim by and snatch up their lunch. In this picture, Madelyn's head is in the bottom right hand corner, the diver came over to her and waved and threw out a large handful of fish and immediately the tank rushed right up the corner. Maddy jerked back as one of the sand sharks plunged into the glass. Thrilled with the action, she wanted to see more.
Maddy and Daddy give their Gig'em
This adorable sea otter kept trying to escape his enclosure. One day he will scratch through the glass and escape into freedom.
This seagull "Gus" is one of Madelyn's new friends. After the Aquarium went ate lunch outside on the pier. Gus felt like he was one of the family and promptly perched himself right next to Madelyn. For a while I was pretty sure that Bailey the Beagle's spirit had been reincarnated into Gus, because as soon as we got our food, Gus chimed in with "Mine, Mine, Mine" incessantly until he was fed scraps.
After lunch we took a harbor cruise in Elliot Bay and Puget Sound.
Madelyn is so much like me, she is very content and happy to be on water.
The day we were in Seattle was the first time this year that the temperature reached with 75 degrees with bright sunny skies....beautiful day!!!
Mt. Rainer in the distance, behind Seattle's famous seaport loading dock.
After the harbor cruise we walked--trekked up hill some very steeps hills up to Pike's Market and walked round, watched the fish throwing guys, and my personal favorite Beecher's Cheese Factory. Last time we visited Seattle I was three months pregnant with Maddy and was beyond nauseous with the multitude of smells of the market. Michael and I went to Beecher's then, but I was too sick to eat anything, so for the last five years all I have heard from Michael is how wonderful their Macaroni and Cheese was. I can now say for myself that it is in deed good, but their Squeaky Cheese Kurds were the best! Yummy!
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