Tulsa Trip

After spending the past several weekends fighting off sore throats and colds, we finally got to take our trip to the aquarium.  When we told Hailey where we were going, all she would talk about was wanting to see the sharks, nemo fish, and turtles!  Oh, and the ice cream I told her we would eat at the pizza place.  Two year olds forget nothing!

We arrived in Tulsa for a late lunch, then hit the aquarium

 When she was scared to get close to this shark statue, I thought we were going to be in for a long afternoon, but she did okay.  I just had to remind myself that she was seeing things she had never seen before in real life, I would have been a little scared too!

 Looking at the starfish
 Notice the mass of curls on my child's head.  Her hair was perfectly straight when we left the house, but the humidity makes it curl right up. I would love to have curls like hers.

 Baby turtles on a log

Waiting to touch a stingray!
I guess the stingrays are used to people messing with them because when everyone put their hands in the water, they swam right over turned up on their sides and started splashing everyone!  The little girls standing next to us got soaked. Hailey just got a few splashes, but it was hilarious. Wish I would have had our video camera. 

 

 Next was the shark tunnel. The lack of light made it difficult to get any good pictures.  Hailey liked the sharks until Daddy pointed out the "scary teeth" on this guy.  At this point, Hailey was ready to "Go Home!"

 

 So, we went and found the Nemo fish.  Dorie was even in the tank too!  Hailey was a happy girl.
  

After the aquarium we headed to the Carter's store to find baby brother some clothes.  Hailey was more interested in playing with the lego table than helping us shop, so needless to say we didn't get much accomplished.  Oh well, that's what online shopping is for.


Next it was time for Incredible Pizza!  This place is awesome for kids. It's like a giant Chuck E. Cheese  They have arcade games, an indoor go kart track, bumper cars, bowling, and mini golf.  They also have a huge buffet with pizza, pasta, salad, potato bar, dessert, and tons of other stuff.  The pizza is so so, but if you leave hungry it's your own fault.  Best of all, you can eat and play, eat and play as much as you want.  Hailey refused to eat anything but ice cream, but hey you're only young once. After two bowls of ice cream, the girl was hyped up!  She was dancing and jumping all over the place. She was the dance dance revolution queen!

Riding the train

 Go Karts with Daddy
 

 Going for the pass, Hailey and Daddy got 2nd place!
 

Bowling!

She loved her balloon animal ladybug!

After 3 1/2 hours of playing, we were getting worn out. We stopped by Bass Pro for a bit on the way home. Hailey liked looking at the boats.  We finally headed home around 10 o'clock. Can you believe it was still 98 degrees in Tulsa when we left?  The heat was horrible and after being in and out of the car and chasing a 2 year old all day, Kevin and I were wiped out, but we had a good day with just our little family of three!