Moody Aquarium Preschool Field Trip Fun

(Bekah's class and most of her great teachers from Trooper School)

This week Rebekah went on her first all day field trip and school bus ride. She went went with her preschool to visit the Moody Aquarium pyramid on Galveston Island. Her teacher was kind enough to invite any family members who wanted to tag a lot to join them. So, we all went with her!

It was such a fun day looking at the flying sting rays flap through the water, being startled by the giant male seal as he swam past our observation window, touching prickly sea urchins with our bare hands, and looking for sharks among the colorful fish. We even got to see dozens of sea horses in their various stages of life. I had no idea how small a baby sea horse can be! We also discovered a really cool looking relative of the sea horse called a sea dragon.


(Sea Dragon)


The aquarium also had a large penguin habitat. We probably watched the penguins for the longest amount of time. It was neat to see them speed through the water doing flips and twirls and then jump up onto the shore like they were jumping off a trampoline!

The kids and I all had a wonderful day. It's amazing how beautiful life in the oceans can be. What a loving Heavenly Father we have to give us so much beauty and diversity on this earth.


This was the closest I could get to having all three kids look at me at the same time for a picture. The aquatic animals were far more interesting to watch than waiting for mom to take a couple of pictures!

I am glad we were able to share this fun experience with Rebekah. Thanks for letting your mom and little brothers tag along!