SeaWORLD!!

Yesterday, Friday April 11th we woke up pretty early; had a very busy morning getting all of our things together, making sure everything we needed was in tow, slipped out the door about 30 minutes past schedule, scooped up your cousin Griffin, and headed to SeaWorld for your very first time. Periodically through this day he would amuse us with his "Conversations with a 3 year old" as his mother calls it; which we will document in here for you both.

You began the trip as you do most days, with a long nap after breakfast- which really worked out for us today because it's not a short drive. You began smiling in your sleep, when your cousin chimes in:
*Griffin: "MIMI! She'ss smiiiling in her sleep"
Mimi: "Oh, she is? Do you think she is dreaming?"
Griffin: "I donno"
Mimi: "Do you dream?", I ask him
Griffin: [slightly puzzled] "No, How DO you DO it!?"

I laugh and explain and find his innocence so wonderful; pondering whether he does and if so, maybe he just didn't know what it was, or what to call it.

The drive goes on and we hit NO traffic what so ever (so awesome) and arrive at SeaWorld!!

You're asleep when we visit the Sea Lions, which we do to pass some time before our first show ( So here is one of the other two):


By this time, you're awake and smiling as we head off to the Seamore and Clyde's Risky Rescue Show. You give out some smiles and coos but let us know it's time to eat:



Sorry about the sun!! I moved my head back after the picture, I swear!

We arrive at our next show: Shamu


Again, you're sleeping but here is Daddy and cousin Griffin enjoying the show:


and my awesome photography of the whale if I say so myself!:


However, after the show you decided to wake up for photos with Griff:


We then headed to see the polar bears, baluga whale, walrus, etc.





The loud polar bear noises towards the end made Griffin walk through just like this:


Griffin decided to push his own seat around for a while:

He proclaimed. "MIMI! Look i'm doing it all by myself!" which we assured him how awesome that was; while he hit a curb or two =P

We visited the flamingos, bat rays, eels, star fish:

(sorry babe, you were sleeping, AGAIN)

However, our next stop you were awake. Dad took Griffin to the bathroom to poop because we needed to cool off. It was SOOO hot and with you against me in your bjorn and long sleeve and pants because I didn't want you to burn; Daddy had to take this one for mom.
Later, when Dad came back he shared yet another "CONVERSATION with a 3 year old"
* While sitting on the potty, he looks up and asks "PEEZ! Why is my weiner getting bigger" with a sigh

He is a crack up.
I laughed when they returned with the story, and thought your dad did a pretty good job of explaining it "because you grow, so everything grows" Good Job Dad! I would have laughed.

It was time to feed the fish to the dolphins! We bought 6 fish, and got to interact, touch, and feed one. It was the first time i've ever felt one, and it was your first time for all of it. Cousin Griffin threw one in her mouth too!
Here is our beauty:


All in all, it was a very awesome, HOT day, but full of lasting memories for your father and I, and for Griffin (as he cannot stop talking about the eels since we made such a fuss about how weird they looked).

You both knocked out on the way home, except for when you demanded dinner in the middle of our drive home. =) Gladly, you slept like a baby from there on out.

I love you all so much; thank you for spending the day with me :)