Sea World 2011 - Take 1

So since we are lucky enough to live in San Diego we are regular visitors to Sea World. They have an awesome program that gives free tickets to active duty military & 3 dependants each year. Today's trip however was a result of winning a door prize through MCCS Miramar. Not sure we've ever paid admission at Sea World...

Sean had to work so this outing was the three kids, me & my mom. I had planned one big kid to walk & Belle to ride in the stroller but they had different plans. Belle was cozy in her sling most of the day & my mom pushed approximately 100lbs around all day!!

First thing we stumbled upon was some animal encounters. Peyton got out of the stroller but didn't want to pet the turtle. We also saw a porcupine from Africa that was the size of a medium dog and two llamas. Very awesome to get up & close to these exotic animals!

Shows are always a must on a Sea World trip. Peyton has fallen in love with "The girl in the pink swimsuit". Blue Horizons, the dolphin show, is a tad too theatrical for my tastes but she loves it & watching the dolphins is always awesome! We also went to the Pets Rules show which I always enjoy, although after 6 or 7 times even Logan is beginning to remember whats going to happen... Regardless it is a great show, you never knew cats were that trainable! And has an awesome message for adopting animals. The last show we made it to was the new Shamu show, One Ocean. All I can say is I'm SO glad they finally replaced Believe! Again, I know we are lucky to have the opportunity to visit this awesome theme park as often as we do, but there are only so many time you can watch the same show before it becomes redundant. One Ocean is a great show and there is more audience splashing which lets face it, that's what we want to see! I was disappointed that the trainers are still not in the water with the animals but I guess the plans they have to make it safer do take time. Hoping that before we leave San Diego we will be able to see trainers in the water again because I know that's where they want to be too!

Sea World isn't all about the shows, we were able to squeeze in a few exhibits too! The penguins were cute and a few were probably the size of Peyton! We took this picture outside the exhibit, look over Peyton's shoulder, those are penguins! (gotta stop to give props to Angela Williamson for the sling! Belle loves it and it worked great today!) We also went through the Wild Arctic Exhibit where we saw begula whales, Arctic dolphins, a walrus, and most importantly, the polar bear!!!

The Sesame Street Bay of Play is great for the little kids! They have a few rides & an awesome play structure. With Belle the rides are harder because she's too small so only one adult to ride rides.

But that face makes it all worth it! She did so awesome, a few cranky fits but she slept most of the day in her sling! Two months old & a Sea World veteran!

And proof of a good day! All three kids slept all the way home...almost makes me wish we lived further away! ;) Thanks to MCCS Miramar for the free tickets and to Sea World for an awesome day!!