Both of our big boys have birthdays coming up, and this year we decided to take a family trip instead of a party. One of us has been wanting to go to Sea World since she was a little girl, okay, maybe that's me. So I decided the kids were at a good age for it, so let's go check it out! I'm so glad we did because it turned out to be a great weekend!!! We headed up on Thursday night, so we could hit the park on Friday in hopes of missing the weekend crowds. It worked out perfectly, the park was not too busy, the weather was absolutely beautiful, and we had a blast!
Everyone anxiously waiting for the gates to open!!! (Yes, it was a nice cool morning, so we started the day in long sleeves...in May!!! It was fabulous!)
Our first stop, the Dolphins!!! This was a giant pool filled with beautiful bottle nosed dolphins, they were hungry and ready to perform! It was a great way to start the day, the dolphins were so close we could almost touch them! They did some fun tricks, Hannah loved seeing them "clap."
Next, we went to a sea lion show, which was a comedy show with sea lions as some of the characters. It was so cute and so funny! Isaac really enjoyed this, and thought it was so cool that the ladies could understand the sea lions when they talked. He also loved this giant walrus that came out at the end of the show! He randomly asked before this show if we'd see walruses there, and we had no idea. So he was thrilled when this guy came out. The walrus did sit ups because he had eaten too many fish and gotten too big...Isaac laughed so hard at that!
My almost 6 year old!!!
Photo op! After taking this picture Isaac told me they weren't allowed to climb on them, so I looked over and saw the sign...oops! How do they expect kids not to climb on these cute statues!?!
The whole family waiting for the One Ocean (Shamu) show to start. Luke did not look on purpose, he was boycotting this picture for some reason....such a stinker.
The One Ocean show was really neat, the whales are huge!!! They had quite a few big ones, and even a couple of smaller babies. It's incredible to see these guys jump out of the water!
He cannot be almost 4!!! He really enjoyed the killer whales, but his favorite show came at the end, the Azul show.
Big Bird!!! Isaac asked him if he could fly, when he said no Isaac looked at me and said, "He can't fly, he's just a man dressed in a costume, isn't he?"
Isaac rode the Shamu roller coaster with daddy, and he loved it! They sat in the first car, so Isaac thinks they drove it. Carl said he was nervous at first, but really enjoyed the second lap around the track. That rollercoaster was his favorite part of the whole day! While they did that I took Luke and Hannah on the carousel. Luke was pretty nervous at first, wouldn't let me let go of him, but after going a few minutes he was very relaxed and having a blast! He yelled in excitement, "This is the best ride EVER!!!" Thankfully it was so quiet that we got to stay on and ride again, so Isaac and daddy joined us for our second ride.
I think Hannah's favorite part of the day was the Splash Pad! They have an amazing kid area, which includes this huge splash pad. The boys were freezing, Luke lasted about a minute, and Isaac toughened through it, but was not loving it...we had to drag Hannah out of there, the girl loves water!
We finished our day with the Azul show, which was really neat! It included dolphins, beluga whales, parrots, and acrobats. The boys loved seeing the acrobats doing their flips and dives, and of course the dolphins and whales were great, too! It truly was a very impressive show!
Saturday started early for us, as Isaac fell out of his bed at 5:30, thankfully he wasn't hurt, but he did wake up his sister with the loud thud. She was happy and stayed in her bed until 6:30, but she was quite talkative. By 6:30 everyone was awake and hungry! So we had to find something to do before heading home. We found a train ride at the zoo that opened at 9:00, so we headed that way after some breakfast. As you can see the boys were very excited about a train ride! When the train pulled up, Hannah said, "No mama, I not ride on that train." She was sure of that, but thankfully we were able to convince her otherwise and she did great!
So happy once the train started to move!
It was our lucky day, the train we rode on was the LUKEY train!!!! My train loving boy got to ride on a train with his name! He loved that! The ride was really fun, the landscape was beautiful, we crossed the river, through trees, and even went through a tunnel. The kids really enjoyed this ride, it was a great way to end our time in San Antonio!
Daddy and Hannah!!!
Me and my boys...love them!
Elmo was at Sea World, too! Hannah has gotten really into watching Elmo lately so she was very excited to see him, but she would not go near him. Silly girl!
My boys with the Lukey engine...Luke could not be any happier!
I am so thankful for this great time away. We have not taken many trips as a family, it's just a hard season in life for that, but I'm so grateful that we did this! It was a truly special couple of days...the kids were so excited to stay in a hotel (well Hannah was very nervous about that at first, but she loved getting to sleep in the same room as her brothers), they loved every minute of Sea World and really took it all in, and they were flexible and so fun through the whole trip. I will treasure these memories forever...memories full of joy and love!
(Isaac is so observant and always curious about the people around him...maybe even a bit nosey. This morning during our train ride he randomly said, "Most of the people in San Antonio speak Spanish. Why is that?" I love that he's always watching, thinking, and learning; never a dull moment with him. I definitely had to giggle a little at this comment, and it's something I want to remember.)
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