For part II of Spring Break, we got to take the kids to Sea World! Even though I went (and I think Erik too) to Sea World once, it has been a loooong time and we've been hearing good things about it, so we took the opportunity to go. Somehow we managed to get free "preschool" season passes for Gabe and Eesa, and discounted ones for Erik and I. That was lucky! We stayed in the Drury Inn for two nights. It is a nice hotel with free breakfast and dinner. Our Sea World visit was two days, plenty of time to get everything done that the park had to offer!
The pictures are in mostly random order:
All three of my beautiful babies on 1 bed. Elisa and Gabe shared a
bed. She had a hard time the first night, but the second night she was
all for sharing! Ian slept between mommy and daddy.
Getting our park tickets
Checking out the dolphins. We didn't get to do the Dolphin encounter, it is expensive anyway.
I'm not sure what alligators have to do with Sea World. But we thought the turtle riding the alligator was pretty cool.
Checking out a duck. Or was it the other way around?
Gotta love those golden curls!
The Beluga Whale show. I don't know what else to say about it other than it was neat! The kids loved the dolphins in the show.
For souvenirs that weren't ridiculously expensive, we went ahead and played some arcade games with the kids to win one. Erik played with Gabe and one him a stuffed blue Shamu, and I played with Elisa and won her a pink Shamu. So, $6 for a souvenir that they just LOVE, not to mention playing a fun game to get it! It sure beats the $16 Shamus for sale in the shops!
So happy to "win" a prize!
The kids really loved these shamus!
This is what Ian did most of the trip.
We did get a couple of happy 2-month old smiles though!
Taking a break to eat, while the kids played at the park.
The big Shamu show. It is really neat. A must-see if going to Sea World. In fact, its one of the only things I actually remember about going to Sea World 15 years ago.
The first show we went to. Erik was up top with Ian. I sat in the
"splash zone" with Gabe and Eesa. They got splashed by the Killer
whales and they absolutely loved it!
We went to two shows in one day. Or was this the next day? I can't remember. We didn't get as much splash the next time, which was okay because Ian wouldn't have thought as much of it as these two did!
More rides in the Kiddie park. They are really quite tame.
The kids favorite--The Shamu Express! A very very very short ride, but they kids just love it!
This ride was only fun when we were up on top and I could swing the car from side to side.
And there's this very anti-climactic ride. The kids were expecting a little more than an elevator ride.
The Abby-Cadabby Ride. This ride was actually pretty fun!
What kid doesn't love a merry-go-round?
We all had a great time at Sea World! The drive wasn't too bad,
although Ian did scream and cry so hard on the way back that we had to
stop. The kids held their Shamus all the way home!
Some of these pictures are hilarious! The rides look fun for kids. The last time we went to Sea World was when Erik was about 10, and there was only one ride. I think it was Bermuda Triangle like Star Tours at Disneyland.
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