Akarium
Ethan's school was closed on Monday, so Ethan and I went to the Akarium -- you know, the place with all the fish in it. We parked that car at the Alewife subway stop parking lot during the morning rush, and as we walked from the car to the elevator, Ethan waved madly at the cars passing by and shouted "hi!" to them. It was actually quite wonderful. About half the drivers got big smiles on their faces and waved back. I had this overwhelming feeling of awe that he could manage to brighten the day of so many random passersby's.
It was Ethan's first time on the subway train, and he was fascinated by the whole thing. Everyone in the car was quiet, so when I started talking to me he told me "shhhhh". He loved going over the "salt and pepper" (Longfellow) bridge into Beacon Hill (and later we found it in the "Make Way for Ducklings" book too).
When we got to the "Akarium", he raced around the entire place in about 25 minutes, wildly pointing at fish and asking where the dolphins were. We watched the seals and the penguins, and he saw a shark in the big tank, and he played with the spider crab and the horseshoe crab in the "petting zoo" part. Then Ethan suddenly declared it time to go. "Are you sure you don't want to see more?" "No. Ethan home." Outside he wanted to see the big boats, and we spent about a half hour throwing ice and snow into the ocean -- seemingly even more exciting to him than seeing the fish.
It was Ethan's first time on the subway train, and he was fascinated by the whole thing. Everyone in the car was quiet, so when I started talking to me he told me "shhhhh". He loved going over the "salt and pepper" (Longfellow) bridge into Beacon Hill (and later we found it in the "Make Way for Ducklings" book too).
When we got to the "Akarium", he raced around the entire place in about 25 minutes, wildly pointing at fish and asking where the dolphins were. We watched the seals and the penguins, and he saw a shark in the big tank, and he played with the spider crab and the horseshoe crab in the "petting zoo" part. Then Ethan suddenly declared it time to go. "Are you sure you don't want to see more?" "No. Ethan home." Outside he wanted to see the big boats, and we spent about a half hour throwing ice and snow into the ocean -- seemingly even more exciting to him than seeing the fish.
posted by AttitudeAdopt | 9:48 AM
1 Comments:
The boy has a good memory. Nine months later, while driving by Alewife station to pick up two additional charges, he was pointing at the structure and telling me he wanted to go to the aquarium.
He was satisfied with my response that there wasn't enough time that day.
Tip when riding the subway - Try to sit in the front seat of the front car. You can sometimes peek through the front curtains and watch where the train is going. I've even known engineers to lift the curtain slightly to give young children better views.
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