Sea World's So Much Fun

We did our annual Sea World trip today since Dan had the day off for the Veteran's Day weekend.  Katie has enjoyed it every time we've been, but this year was the most fun for her.  As soon as we entered the park we saw Shamu.

 

 Then we saw a lady with a giant pink tarantula.  The other kids were scared of it but Katie walked right up to it and wanted to hold it to.

We saw the Sea Lions Show, which was hilarious for adults.  Not sure Katie got it, but Dan and I had a blast.  Then we went to Turtle Reef and the Shark Encounter on our way to the Dolphin Show.

The beautiful turtles

 We figured Katie was getting tired so we went over to the Bay of Play to meet the Seasame Street characters. As soon as she saw Elmo, her eyes light up with joy.  The kid in line ahead of us for pictures did not want to go near Elmo, but Katie ran up and hugged him and Grover.  It was a moment of pure joy.

Levi in the Bay of Play!

 Then Katie went on some of the rides.  We actually lost her for like a whole minute.  So scary!

Katie helping to spin the ride before I got yelled at for taking pictures on a ride

 After the Bay of Play we headed over to the Manta Ray petting area.  Katie loved this as well.  She wanted to pet them for ever!

 And finally we went to the dolphin encounter/ training.  The trained had the dolphin come right up next to Katie and she was so scared of it- the dolphin had its mouth open to eat a fish and he had a lot of teeth.  The next time he came up he had his mouth closed and looked a lot friendlier.  Much better for her!

 It was an awesome day all around!  I think we might go to the holiday party for Dan's work in December at Sea World so we can go twice this year.  

****Today I am thankful that even when a day starts crummy, it can become awesome****