We went to the New England Aquarium the other day to escape the heat, and both kids really liked it. Eva was fascinated watching the fish swim around.

She would try to grab them

And while her eye-hand coordination improves every day, she was no match for the glass tank.

Noah, on the other hand, got to actually touch some rays and starfish at the aquarium's two touch tanks. Here he is going after the rays...

So cool. This is one reason I like living in a city.

P.S. For those of you considering a similar family outing I might mention that the 2.5 yo did considerably better with the rays he couldn't catch than the starfish he was allowed to hold but was supposed to hold under the water and not try to remove any of its legs...