Saturday, July 2, 2011

Sea World #1 2011

Yes we did it!  We tackled Sea World just a few days after Morgan's Wonderland!  Thanks to a friend of my mom's we got a pass for the rest of the year for my mom, me and Gavin and Avalyn!  It was quite the day, very HOT, but not too busy- unless you were near water.  The kids had a great time and we did too!

Gavin and Briley, such great cousins!


 We began in the kid's splash area!  This is a great area, if you don't have to worry about little one's wondering off- or if you have an adult for each kid.  We were quickly overwhelmed with trying to keep up with the babies, so we moved on to the Sesame Street right next to the water!


The older kids were able to ride all the rides in the kiddie area, with very little waiting!

 The Sesame Street show was lot's of fun!


Avalyn still LOVES meeting characters!

Cambria enjoyed the carousel again!  She calls it the "up and down ride"!



 Watching a show!  So exciting, but Cambria was too focused on getting in the water (not good with beluga whales, dolphins...) and couldn't actually see what was going on- so I had to leave with her.

The kiddie pool!!!  This is actually one of my favorite places at Sea World for little kids!  It's very shallow, not too big and only one way out.  The only way out would include very hot concrete, keeping everyone in the water.  It is a very relaxing place and the kids love it!
Cambria was thrilled to finally get in some water.  This is her 1st time ever to go down a slide!

 Not too many pictures at the pool, just trying to keep up with everyone.  It was just what we all needed to make it through our day at Sea World!
Ready for SHAMU!

She was soooo excited!  She loved the loud music and was too tired to even fuss too much about getting into the water!




It was hard to tell how much she saw, but you could tell she got excited when Shamu would go out of the water!


Kimber- just too cute!


It's been a long day!


We stayed all day enjoyed it!  The kids got to pick out one thing (for the year, since we'd be returning).  No pictures of it that night, but beluga whale came apart of our family on that night.  I had found the big Shamu and knew she would love it- it was big and soft and made of rubber.  After I bought the Shamu for $16 (I know way too much, but when she saw it there was no letting go) and all the other souvenirs we decided to go check out the sharks.  At this point the kids were exhausted and calm and we decided why not.  We passed by the "clearance" store down by the dolphins/sharks (didn't know it was there) and beluga was outside in a basket for $2.99, so I went for it.  It was instantly her favorite, and I quickly regretted not buying 2 (for when the first one is lost or breaks).  They don't have them anymore and we are so thankful that the 1st one has held up so well, and it goes just about everywhere with Cambria!

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