Sea World

 The first day of our trip was spent at Sea World. We experienced a little bit of climate shock as the temperature was in the low 80's and we were used to 40's.  We were all so hot, and I was pretty happy that my kids and I had froze all morning in our shorts because we were pretty glad to have them on in the afternoon. It was amazing to see how talented the trainers and animals were.  The shows were the best part.  We saw the Shamu show, the Dolphin show (which was so awesome I didn't take a single picture because I was entranced watching it, and we were in the splash zone and I didn't want my camera wet!) We also saw the sea lion show and it was really fun.  The kids loved all the exhibits and animals and we were able to get up close and personal with the dolphins.

 That is the back of Kallie's head, the trainer was right next to us and that box is the dolphin treats.  I don't have any zoom on these pictures, and the kids were so excited to be so close to the dolphins until..... The trainer made the dolphins splash them! They were absolutely soaked and the salt water took them completely by surprise.  They were gagging and choking on it, but loved it!

The sea lion show was so fun! The sea lions honestly acted out the parts of characters.  It was amazing to watch! After seeing all the exhibits and going on a couple of rides, there was only one thing left to do, Atlantis. That is the big roller coaster and all the boys wanted to do it. Cole and I stood in line and he took it like a man! It was a pretty intense ride and he was a little shocked but came out of it happy.  He got pretty sick shortly after that though and slept through dinner.  I figured he was just really tired since we had had such a big day and it was pretty late. We got him to our room and in bed and he was awake by midnight crying.  This lasted most of the night and he kept telling me that his brain hurt.  I think he may have had a migrane.  After a couple of warm baths, some tylenol, lots of cuddles and a blessing from Uncle Coy, Cole was finally asleep by about 4 am.  The next morning he was roaring to go by 8 am, and totally fine.  We were grateful to have Uncle Coy there to step in and help us out when Weston couldn't be with us.  I am so glad that Cole was only sick during the night because day two held just as much excitement as day one!