Moody Gardens

There are so many attractions & things to do within an hour or two of us, but we never seem to make time for them.  I've started making a list of things we should do before this job is over & we move elsewhere.  We checked a place off the list over the weekend - Moody Gardens in Galveston.  It was SO much fun!  The Aquarium Pyramid was super nice, the Rainforest Pyramid was super hot, the Palm Beach area was closed, the Dora & Diego 4D Adventure was a blast!  We didn't make it to the Discovery Pyramid, but will next trip.

The aquarium was filled with penguins, sharks, seals, exotic fish, snakes, frogs & many other animals.  The rainforest had monkeys, birds, alligators & a butterfly house.  Did I mention it was hot in the rainforest?

This was Blake's expression in the HOT rainforest!

The Dora & Diego 4D show had special effects like when the plane takes off your seat vibrates & wind blows through your hair.  Also, if it rains or anything to do with water then a light mist sprays on you!  I knew this would happen, so I carried a blanket to cover Alyssa with during the show.  She was really into it the whole time, but would get a little startled when the cold water sprayed & got on her (I only had the blanket over her legs & didn't have time to cover her face).

We had packed our beach bag just in case we wanted to play at Palm Beach.  Since it was our first time there we really didn't know how long touring the pyramids would take & what the whole setup would be like.  The website has a lot of information, but you know there's nothing like seeing things for yourself.  It kind of worked out that the beach area was closed today, since we didn't have much time left after the pyramids & 4D show.  Next time we will go just for the beach!