Monterey Bay Aquarium

We have been figuring out how to see everything we want to see here, as cheaply as possible. For the Aquarium we have some friends that have a seasons pass and we borrow their guest passes. I had been once with the girls before with other Mom's but this day we went just our family.
It is a really fun aquarium and it isn't as stressful without paying the entry fee. If the kids act out of start acting too tired we can pack up and not try to push through just to get our money's worth.
The Sea Horse exhibit is a favorite of my girls.
There was also a bright tank and we took turns finding Nemo in it!
Of course we had to take breaks now and then.
There is a lot to walk around and see. It was pretty busy the day we went and I am excited to try again once school has started and not have as many crowds. All the cool exhibits were packed.
This is one of our other favorites. It is a wave tunnel and the "wave" crashed over you when you are inside. It is a cool perspective to see and is very mesmerizing. Kinda like how staring into a bon fire is mesmerizing, capiche?
This is Bianca's favorite, the Sun Fish. It is in the new HUGE tank call The Open Sea. It just opened a few months ago. This Sun Fish is as tall as I am and loves to swim right past all the people standing along the tank. Bianca squeals and hits the tank and laughs at him. She thinks he/it is the coolest ever. It cracks me up every time.

There is one part of the aquarium that is a little much. It is like the "Save the Planet" area. I am all for doing my part, but this section was just out of control with it's propaganda. Global warming this, cow farts ruining our atmosphere that, get made and write to your Senator here, never eat red meat again there... they lure you in with all the cute flamingos and then BAM, read all our junk about how you are the worst person ever for eating hamburgers for dinner. For some reason it just makes me crave a hamburger more and I get the insane desire to BBQ for dinner. Doing my part to save the environment, one farty cow at a time.