After a year of planning (We don’t use the term postponing in our family.) , we finally went to the Adventure aquarium, Camden. Some uninvited jobs barged in and put off our journey for about 5 hours. But our son’s infectious joy finally caught up with us and brightened our day (or evening).
Next day, we showed up bright and early at the aquarium. He was over the moon to see the Hippo. It was Button, the Hippo’s birthday. He just loved every minute he spent with the animal. Even we began to feel that we were in the presence of the cutest animal in the world.
He could identify the seahorse, jellyfish , crab and of course fishy .He had a wonderful time running around and playing hide and seek (or just disappearing).
Time just flew. Soon it was 11:30 a.m. Dora’s adventure 4D show was about to start. We were flabbergasted to see Achu put on the glasses and enjoy the show. Wow! To watch something fully and together – that has never happened since we became parents. When did he become so brave?
Afterwards , he was ready to go to the Please Touch museum. There were lots of cars and trucks and even a bus and a train. He was adventurous and tried everything. I was really happy to see him share and let other kids take turns.
He did not understand things like the “grocery store” or the “hospital”. Those were the least of his worries. The day ended with him getting wet in spite of the waterproof coat at the water-plays. Even I was fascinated by the water turning the turbines.
When we got back to the hotel, he was really sleepy. So I went alone to see the Freedom bell, leaving my husband in charge of the kid. As usual I lost my way but managed to get a Starbucks coffee for my helpful hubby before finding the way back to the hotel.
On our way back home we went for the Six Flags , Safari. “Where’s the giraffe ?”. that was all he wanted to know. All others were “bum bum animals”. Even the proud peacock failed to fascinate him. To his great delight, the giraffe decided to take a look at him. To see the tallest animal in the world up close – it was awesome. No wonder he was so thrilled.
After giraffe, he didn’t want to see anyone else. He just declared, “nambada veeti poovaam”. His day was a success. And so was ours.