I had a wonderful first Mother’s Day! First we went out for breakfast, so it was nice not having to cook and clean up. For our outing, we decided to check out Tampa Aquarium. Neither my husband or I ever been to the Aquarium, even though we lived here forever. The deciding factor was their Mother’s Day special, mothers get a free admission on Mother’s Day!! It was really fun! Even though the place was packed with strollers and crying babies, there was enough room for everyone. Tampa Aquarium is a collection of Florida wild life, that you can check out up close and personal. They show off fish, amphibians, turtles, frogs, plants, et. At certain times, they bring out couple of live African penguins and take them around the room for people to see and take pictures of . Some of my favorites were the Goliath Grouper fish (they apparently get as large as 800 pounds) and the seahorses that look like a plant. They just float in the water, so peacefully and gracefully, it’s so easy to confuse them with a seaweed. Once you get closer, you realize, it’s actually a real seahorse! Here our pictures.

Afterwards we went to Channelside to have some ice cream from Coldstone Creamery while watching Carnival cruise ship leave the dock. Oh, the ice cream was so good; there is always a line, but it’s worth waiting! My favorite is coffee ice cream with Heath Crunch bar!

What a wonderful day with my dear family! I’m already looking forward to my next Mother’s Day!