his bestest day

It's always lovely to go out for the day

on a real family adventure.

And we did just that at the London Sealife Aquarium.

And I'd even say that it was the beautiful boy's best day . . . EVER!!!

I've never seen him so excited, so animated

and with such big wide eyes.

As we entered the aquarium

we walked over a large glass panel looking down into a huge tank.

Straight away the little guy was craning forward in his buggy

to watch the fish, sharks and rays swim below him.

There were plenty of opportunities as we went around

to really learn, explore and interact.

And while he was pretty desperate to get out of Nanny's arms and into the ray pool,

he was quite happy to watch Daddy touch the starfish without feeling the need to do it himself.

The whole day gave him plenty of opportunity to practise one of his favourite words;

"fish".

Which was always quickly followed up by his impression of a fish

and then a giggle as we did the same impression straight back at him.

One of the best things about the aquarium

as a day out with a toddler,

was that he could get so close to everything.

The vast majority of the tanks were at his height

or had a step he could stand on.

This meant that he could put his face right to the glass

and really see all the animals.

I think this was a big contribution to the general look of wonder that was across his face the entire time.

He giggled out loud at the penguins

which definitely earned the biggest smile of the day.

He's definitely a boy with good tastes as the penguins were my favourites too.

In fact I'd say that the whole penguin area was a firm favourite,

with tunnels for him to run through and explore,

as well as a large panel of ice to touch which he was really interested in.

The aquarium is just the right size for a toddler too.

You can easily go round it in a couple of hours

and feel that you've seen everything.

Or you could take more time with slightly older children

and really read about each animal,

as well as taking advantage of all the feeding sessions

which are led by the experts.

We had a fantastic day

and are so glad that we went.

I have always loved a trip to an aquarium

but getting to go with the beautiful boy means that you see it through new eyes;

eyes which are wide,

eyes which are excited,

eyes which are seeing things for the first time

and finding it all thoroughly awesome.

We were given free tickets by Superbreak for three adults and a child to attend the London Sealife Aquarium in order to do this review. We paid for an additional adult ticket so that we could all enjoy the day. Superbreak provide city breaks and weekend breaks as well as days out. All photos, words and opinions are entirely my own.