Shark Party!!!

Last March we visited the Children's Aquarium at Fair Park and decided it was the best place for a birthday party! Fast forward many months of planning and the day finally arrived to have Jacob's 4th birthday party!!

The invitations and all other party decor were designed and created by my sister, Nikki!

A sign for Jacob's party greeted us!

The food all ready to be enjoyed!

Cupcakes and favors!

A close-up for the shark favors and adorable favor tags!

Not only did we get to enjoy all of the great sea life the aquarium has, but we also had a special encounter with a real alligator! The kids learned about the alligator and even got to pet him!
The also got to see shark jaws, a dolphin skull and many other cool sea artifacts!

Next, it was time to feed the stingrays! The feeding was included in the party and unlike the cups of food you can usually buy, it was actually real (frozen) fish!

Yuck!

The kids had a tough time putting their arms and hands in the tank and instead ended up just dropping the fish in for the stingrays to eat! They loved when the stingrays swam by and gave them a little splash!

After all that fun, it was time to eat!

And of course, sing Happy Birthday!

After the party was over, we got to enjoy the aquarium a little longer. Jacob just loves anything about the ocean and loved seeing all of the sea creatures he enjoys reading about in books!

On our way out the door, we stopped in the gift shop and Jacob picked out a shark (he named Franky) and a book about oceans. He loved walking the grounds and enjoyed watching the fountain before our drive home!

Thank you to all of our friends and family that came out today and helped celebrate Jacob's birthday! We had a wonderful time and are so blessed to have such special people to celebrate with!