Hotter Under the Water...Sea World!

As summer vacation was winding down, I realized that I hadn't used my Sea World pass at all during the entire summer. Sad! This deserved a big time fix-it-ticket. So, I decided to go. As I thought more about it, I decided that it would be fun to take my nephews along. I went up the hill, spent the night, and then the 3 older boys, Joey, Aaron, and Cy and I took off. We stopped at Target, where each boy got to pick out a snack to share. After that, we stopped by my house to pick up my mom, who had decided to join us. Off we went!

When we got there, the boys made it clear what they wanted to do first:

It was HOT outside (not miserable, but definitely warm enough for the soak zone), so they went for it!

Then, off we went to see the park, all the while, guided by a wonderful navigator:

Cy is SO adorable! He walked around with his face in the map telling us where everything was.

We spent a bunch of times looking at the penguins. The boys LOVED the penguins! Next we stopped and had lunch. We had gotten Lunchables to eat and it was funny watching the boys eat because one doesn't like the meat, while the others don't like the cheese, etc., so they were swapping and negotiating with each other to get rid of or acquire more of meat, cheese, crackers,etc. I loved watching them...too funny! After that, we headed to the dolphin show since the boys had made it clear that they were desperate to see it. hehe

Next up: Turtle Reef. It is WAY worth your time if you're planning to visit Sea World. There were huge floor to ceiling tanks with huge fish and tons of giant turtles swimming around. We spent lots of time there and even then had trouble coaxing the boys out to go meet up with Nancy, Jacob, and the boys.

We met up with Nancy, Jacob, and the boys in the Wild Arctic. The boys got up close and personal with a walrus, got to see a beluga whale and her baby, and looked at two beautiful polar bears. BUT the champion of the Wild Arctic?

THE ICE WALL! haha

After going to see the sharks, we headed over to grab seats for the Shamu show. I snapped this picture of all the boys together:

The Shamu show was amazing, as usual and then we ended the night with a beautiful firework display.

The day was wonderful! The best part was getting to spend some quality time with my mom and my amazing nephews, whom I love more than anything in the world. So grateful to be their auntie!