SEA WORLD VACATION

So, one friday morning in March, I woke Demarie up in a panic! "Demarie, we slept in!!!! You are going to be so late for school!" She popped out of bed and started getting ready as fast as she could. When she was all ready, I looked at the clock and said, "Oh! We are so late! I guess instead of going to school we ought to load up in the van and drive to California to go to Sea World!" Demarie and Preslyn were so surprised and excited! Broyden imitated them jumping up and down cheering too. I guess he figured something exciting was happening! We had packed the van the night before when the kids were in bed, so after breakfast, we headed to California for a fun family adventure!

I would like to say we had an "amazing" time, but as soon as we pulled out we all got sick! In fact, we were all so sick that the following week I was diagnosed with tonsillitis, Demarie got bronchitis, and Broyden had double ear infections and a major cough. Preslyn pretended to be sick because everyone else was and when we were all starting to feel better, she got so sick too! Even Aaron wasn't able to escape it! However, despite the sickness, we did have a GREAT time! Here are a few pics from our quick vacation...

WATCHING SHAMU... SO EXCITING! WHO DOESN"T GET CHOKED UP WATCHING THIS SHOW!!!! IT WAS WORTH IT, JUST TO SEE THE LOOK ON MY CHILDREN'S FACES!

SHAMU AND BABY SHAMU TAKING A MUCH DESERVED BOW!

WAITNG FOR THE SEA LION SHOW

I remember walking past the carnival games at the fun parks growing up and begging my parents to win me a prize. Then. I had a friend in high school that worked at Lagoon and she told me how the games are totally rigged to make it harder to win. So, when we walked past the basketball hoops, I was stunned when Aaron forked out the money for 3 shots to win a stuffed animal. He just couldn't resist the temptation of proving that he was a good shot! We all held our breath, and $15 later, Daddy pulled through with a teddy bear for Demarie and a stuffed Shamu that was as big as Preslyn!

Family pic with the... Sea Lion?

SMILE!!!! LOOK LIKE YOU ARE HAVING FUN!!!

WATCHING THE DOLPHINS SWIMMING AND EATING

SEA LIONS LIVE... PRETTY HILARIOUS SHOW!

DEMARIE BOUNCING ON THE TRAMPOLINE

MOMMY AND DEMARIE CLIMBING WAY UP HIGH!

Our favorite show was the Dolphin show... so AMAZING! We even came back the next day to watch it again!

Sometimes it got pretty hot waiting in the sun.

This was Preslyn's way to keep shaded and cool!

It was EXCITING to be one of the first ones to see the new SHARK exhibit! Opening Day!

This picture definitely sums everything up!