Sea World

We spent Wednesday at Sea World. The kids really enjoyed Sea World because it combined everything that they liked about our trip - water, animals, shows, rides, etc. Here the kids are petting the stingrays while I was saving seats for the dolphin show.

Ally is very intrigued by animals. She really likes them, but would rather approach them than have them approach her. Because of this, she loved to watch all the shows and would squeal with delight whenever the animals would do tricks.
Here's a great shot of Shamu. It's amazing that something so big can get so high out of the water!
Bryson wasn't quite tall enough to ride the rapids ride, so he got to hold starfish and walk through an aquarium while we waited.
Here our crew is on the rapids ride. As you can see, they are still dry, but that didn't last long. Notice Maddy's nervous face and Jacob wouldn't even look away from the water fall that was coming up. They were dripping when they got off the ride.
The kids got a good laugh from Sea Lion and otter show. It was cute watching the little otter carry out the soda to the sailor.
The walrus was Maddy's favorite part. She couldn't stop laughing at it. I don't know if it was because it was so fat or that it was pink instead of brown, but she still giggles when she looks at it.
The kids loved feeding the dolphins. You get to pet their heads and then toss a fish into their mouths. They didn't want to leave, but 3 fish each doesn't take long to feed them and we weren't forking out another $5 per tray.

Travis is great with huge roller coasters or rides that make you loose your stomach, but spinning rides make him sick, so I take over for those. The kids really wanted to spin fast, so I spun them fast. Travis said it made him sick just watching us. The kids were laughing so hard that I couldn't help laughing too.
They have a cute pet tick show at Sea World too. Ally really loved this one as dogs are her favorite animal and she says "woof, woof" for any furry animal. Here we are after the show in the pet section.
Jacob and Bryson are totally into sharks. They LOVED going through the tunnel with sharks swimming all around us on the moving sidewalk and stayed in front of the glass here watching them until we finally made them leave. The kids were trying to look scared for the picture. I think Ally really was a little nervous. She didn't like the tunnel with the sharks all around, but didn't seem to mind too much where were just watching them in front of us.
Sea World was great and ALL the kids loved it, including Ally. This was definitely her favorite of our stops, but Thursday did have a couple of highlights for her. We were glad the kids had such a great time! It really is a fun place!