Sea World

I took Lauren to Sea World today with Amanda and her son Nathan. We got up early and were out of the house by 6:45 (Michael and John were still sleeping when we left and didn't get up till 8:30- Michael has NEVER slept that late for me!). Anyway, we arrived at around 9:30. It was a long day but the kids had a great time and were both VERY well behaved.

Right when we got there we got the kids pictures drawn like cartoons- they came out really cute... I don't have a picture of Lauren's but it's going in a frame on her wall!

 

Next we fed the dolphins. Lauren wasn't really a fan of touching the fish!

Feeding the sea lions...once again, they eat raw fish... she would not touch them!

Sharks eat shrimp... Lauren liked feeding them!

Lunch time! Of course I packed breakfast, lunch, dinner, and plenty of snacks but I did buy her some watermelon which she loved.

Lauren is the most serious person I have ever seen when watching the shows. She doesn't talk and just takes it all in. After the show is over she is a ball full of energy and wants to talk all about everything she saw.

This cave was in the polar bear area. Nathan went ahead of Lauren to "see if it was safe for her" There was a fake bear growl in the back of it, the second he heard it he came running out (scared of course) yelling that it wasn't safe for Lauren and we had to leave. It was so cute!

Lauren's first ride (besides the carousel which she's been going on since she was a baby). And yes, that's Amanda on there with the kids.. there was no way i was going on this one.

There it is.. it goes up while the whole thing spins around and then each individual thing spins. Ever since I had Michael my stomach is a little weaker when it comes to motion sickness - all I could think of when I saw this ride was how sick I would be if I went on it.

Lauren and Nathan went on this ride ALONE! It was a very bittersweet moment for me.. I can't believe she's already big enough to ride alone!

And of course we had to ride the carousel...Lauren's favorite ride!

She decided to switch fish right before it started.

The last show of the day. After this we bought souvenirs and headed home. Lauren picked out a small box to fill with all different plastic sea animals we had seen that day and she picked out a ball set for Michael (balls are his favorite toy).

We got in the car at almost 7pm- both kids ate dinner and fell asleep around 7:30. Lauren woke up right when we got off the turnpike but was right back to sleep when we got in the house.

I couldn't resist taking this picture... I know one day she will not be happy I did but she just looks so silly!