Stay-cation Summer 2012

Mike and I took a couple of days off work (earlier this month) and had a little stay-cation with Henry. The original object of the game was to stay hunkered down in the house for 4 days and potty train Henry.  Well, that lasted less than 2 hours and we decided he just wasn't ready. Sidenote: he peed while watching tv and didn't even move a muscle. He either doesn't get the cues yet or was totally in to his episode Thomas the Train.  So while attempt #1 was a fail, he will be ready when he's ready.

Anyway, we knew we needed to find some fun stuff to do to keep ourselves entertained. Monday after a nice morning of sleeping in, the 3 of us ventured out to a local park so Henry could run off some energy. The little people watcher enjoyed watching all of the kids run everywhere, he got some climbing, swinging and sliding in.  After that, we picked up some lunch and headed back to the house for nap. Heavenly!!   After Henry went to bed that night, Mike and I watched a movie and enjoyed the quiet time.

Tuesday, day 2 of sleeping-in complete, we loaded up and headed to the Dallas World Aquarium.  Apparently we had the same idea as 800 other people so it was a little hard to stand and enjoy the animals. Another challenge - Henry.  He saw other kids running around like maniacs and wanted to join the fun. He's too young to remember the trip, but it's one Mike and I won't soon forget.  Let's just say, the trip lasted right at an hour and then we booked it out of there.  Maybe next year.

We did get to see some neat sea critters though!  I thought it was really neat that this species of crab is gentle in nature and that it attaches "sponges and smaller animals to their shells to divert predators."  Kinda like saying "Here, I'll hide behind you!"

Crab legs anyone?

Henry thought the crabs were pretty cool, but he wouldn't take his eyes off him when I wanted a picture.  He didn't trust the glass to protect him. :)

Looking for Nemo

There was an outdoor penguin exhibit that was really neat!  Little random fact, penguins lose 1/3 or more of their body weight during nesting season.  Definitely want to be a penguin in the next life.

I'll have to admit, these were quite a bit smaller than I thought they would be. I was thinking 3 or 4 feet tall but they maybe squeaked in at 2 feet tall.

Henry really enjoyed seeing the penguins and loved the outdoor exhibit.

He spotted a waterfall or as he calls it "water falls down!"

On our way out, we saw "wizzards" and "dey are distusting!" 

 

So while the trip might have been a little less than enjoyable, we will definitely make future trips when he's a little older and can enjoy it more.

 

More importantly, we enjoyed our time at home just resting and taking it easy. We had lots of laughs and loved being together.  Definitely looking forward to the next one!