The Dallas Aquarium: Reunion

We decided to arrange a play date today at the Dallas Aquarium. It had been a while since Troy had seen Sasha, Misha, and Charlotte, and everyone was able to make it today. It was interesting to see the differences in the personalities of the kids…and the parents.

Troy and Sasha were calm and well-behaved. Misha was a terror running around unchecked and unsupervised. Charlotte was mostly left out of the group and hanging with her dad. I was trying to herd Sasha, Misha, and Troy together, but Misha kept running off in the opposite direction of everyone else. So, forced to make a choice, I left her on her own and followed the other two. Eventually, Misha’s mother finally decided to stop visiting for a minute to check in on her, and she couldn’t find her. After she finally tracked her down, she stayed with her after that. Sasha’s mother never once looked out for her daughter.

The kids cared more about seeing each other than really looking at the aquarium, so we blew through the exhibits at Mach speed. We probably would have been better served to just take them to the park. It definitely would have been cheaper. Oh well, the kids had fun, and they loved seeing each other again after so long.