Pororo and Fish Fun!

Last weekend was a long one for us.  Justin had a 4 day weekend and the boys had a 3 day weekend.  Since the two older boys were in school on Friday and D was home with Justin and I, we decided to make the day all about this guy.

After getting the boys off to school we walked a few blocks to a cute little cafe called "Angel in us Coffee" and had a breakfast that any 3 year old would be crazy about!!

Waffles topped with sugar and berries, caramel bread, and hot chocolate!  What more could a three year old ask for?!  Or a grown woman for that matter???  ;)

Justin couldn't wait to dig in!  Ignore the look of disgust on his face...he really was excited.  :)

OK, so after pumping our already hyper kid full of sugar we hopped on the subway and set off to a place that would help him burn off some of that extra energy.  One thing I've discovered since arriving in Korea is these cool kids cafes that are AWESOME for toddlers and young children.  They have them everywhere here, and while they are kind of pricey, they are so fun!  The one we chose is called Porroro Park.  Just a little FYI, Pororo is this adorable little cartoon penguin that Korean kids are crazy about.

Meet Pororo!  He's the little guy, front and center.

 Nap Time!!

 Bounce Time!!

 Taking a break in the ball pit.  I have to say, I remember ball  pits being a lot deeper when I was a kid.

 Lots of places to run, jump, climb, explore, slide...

 Dylan loved the giant sandbox!

 My little monkey in a cage!

 And of course, the train!

I'm pretty sure he didn't have any fun at all!  At least that is what he told me when it was time to leave and the tears started.  "We had lots of fun, but it's time to go" I say.  His reply "No, we can't go!  I didn't have fun!"  I love his attempt to manipulate me. :)  We got home just in time to have a quick nap before big brothers got home from school.  On Monday everyone was off for MLK so we decided to head off to Gangnam district to visit the Coex Aquarium and had a great time!

My favorite thing was all the aquariums made from random objects

 Like this traffic light aquarium...

or this vending machine aquarium..

 How about a mailbox aquarium???

 Or a lamp post aquarium??

 Tristen needed to make a phone call.

 Kind of reminds me of Nemo's trip back to the ocean.

 Heres a few more interesting ones....

Ok, so this next one you will either find really cool or really gross, maybe a little of both.  Here in Korea they have something called "Dr. Fish".  What is Dr. Fish, you ask??  Well they are these tiny little fish that nibble your dead skin off.  Yep... They actually have cafes here called Dr. Fish cafes where you go and have a cup of coffee, maybe a some lunch, oh and put your feet in a tank of fish and let them nibble away.  Here at the aquarium you just got to dip your fingers.  Too bad, my feet could have used some nibbling as well.

 Feels pretty cool!

 See all those tiny, hungry little fishies!!

I've decided I need to visit one of the cafes soon and get my heels nibbled on a bit.

After the kids had were done "feeding" the fish we explored the rest of the aquarium.

Maybe if he loses his day job he can get a job as a tour guide!

Tristen asked if we could get one for a pet??  Ummm...NO!!!! 

 THIS was sooo great!!  So, Dylan insisted on bringing in his stuffed Tiger and for some reason this adorable baby sea lion was obsessed with it.  Everywhere Dylan would move the tiger, the baby sea lion would follow!  Up, down, side to side!  We spent quite a while here entertaining the sea lion and ourselves! 

Eventually we had to say goodbye and continue on.  Thanks baby sea lion for making our day!!

 These little guys were fun.  They are some kind of eel that stick up out of the sand and dance.  Seriously!  There was music playing and they were just dancing away.  OK, so maybe they would have been doing it regardless of the music but it sure made it seem like they were dancing to the music!

 Karson called these "Plastic Surgery Fish".. Hahaha!  

 We LOVED the underwater walkway!

All in all the aquarium was a success!  It can be a struggle to find an activities that all 3 of my boys will enjoy but they all had a great time and so did Justin and I!