Soak Zone and Family Fun!

Our last summer adventure included a trip to Sea World. My sister called and invited us along for some marine life fun. I had planned to do last minute school preparation and house cleaning, but after much arm twisting we decided to go (lol). Who really believes that I would opt to be neat and organized over having fun away from home?

We headed down to San Diego (again!) after Sam and Noah had their Les Miz auditions. We got there in time for a yummy and fun dinner at Rockin Baja Lobster. With a party of 12 (6 children), we appreciated the noisey and busy environment. I would definitely recommend this place!

My concern about going to Sea World was Luke getting too much sun. Fortunately, he did quite well. Everyone had a great time! A highlight for the older kids (and their parents) was riding the Ship Wreck Rapids. We got soaked but had lots of fun. Sea World puts on several great shows, all of which have "Splash Zones". During the dophin show, Faith and Lorelei wanted to sit in the wet zone with Sam and Noah. It turns out that they didn't really like it, but it was precious watching Sam trying to shield them from the water. Needless to say, no more splash zones for the little girls. Noah likes to act like he wants to get wet, but as soon as the splashing starts he runs to higher ground.

Samantha and Noah ran around the play area with Faith and Lorelei. It sure is nice to have older kids. I really do not enjoy climbing in the ropes and tunnels too much these days. Evan, Terry and I did our best to keep an eye on them from below, as my parents watched Luke and my sister fed Wyatt in a shaded area. It does your heart good when you see your older kids enjoy playing with their little sister and cousin. At Sea World they have some Sesame Street characters and rides. The kids took time to get pictures with some of the characters. In the meantime, my mom changed Luke and my dad spent time holding him. It would seem to be a win-win situation. When I returned to be with Luke, my sister and mom started to crack up. It turns out a bird had just pooped on Luke's head! He had been wearing a hat all day, but my mom had just taken it off. By the time I had arrived he was cleaned up and no worse for the wear. Grandpa was cleaned up too.

Some other highlights of Seaworld were feeding the dolphins, observing the Manatees and walking through the Shark Encounter. Did i mention the 4D Sesame Street Movie? It was a little scary and a bit too wet.

The best part of the trip was spending time with the family. I especially like seeing the grandparents and grandkids having fun together.