One Happy Dog Speaks: First of a Three Part Story

We’re back safe and sound. It was so much fun going on this trip. I was worried that the boys would be too young to enjoy it or get too fussy. Nope, it worked out just right. I don’t have time to tell everything in one sitting, so I’m breaking it into three parts. First part will be Sea World, second part will be the hotel, and the third part will be Disney World. And for those not wanting to read what happened, just skip on down and enjoy the pictures. More pictures of the kids tomorrow.

My Husband had been talking to #1 Son about seeing the whales all week. Finally we make it to Sea World and the first thing my Son wants to see is the WHALES…

They are located opposite of where you come into the park and the first show isn’t until 11:30am. Did I mention it was only 9:30am? After we explain to our 2 year old that we can’t see them until they are ‘ready’ to come out, we head off to find our way around.

First show we see is the Seal/Walrus show. Both kids enjoyed the show. I think #2 Son was just enjoying all the people and the hustle/noise, while #1 Son was watching the show. Time to leave the show. Sigh. I have to tell you what happened because from this point on because any pictures you see of #2 Son will cause a pause. Yes, he scraped his nose in a bad way. There is a ramp that leads down from the stadium to the rest of the park. Attempting to let #2 Son walk while holding his hand is like struggling to hold a crocodile that is trying to do the death role. Yet, I felt he needed to walk around instead of being in the stroller or being held the whole time. I let him walk down the ramp with me, while I was holding his hand. After a few minutes, I got tired of the screaming, fighting, pulling, sitting down, rolling around. You guessed it, I let him walk it himself. 5 steps are all he made before taking a nose dive. Literally. Even after this, he still did not want to get in the stroller but wanted to walk. What a stubborn child.

There is so much I could tell about this trip… the cheerleading championships being held there (in the morning it was little girls – maybe 6 or 7 years old?). I almost took a picture because I couldn’t believe these kids dressed up with makeup and hair better than the average woman. My Husband was getting #1 Son to wave at them. Already teaching him how to flirt with the ladies. GRIN.

Or when #1 Son said the Clydesdales had big PU butts. The whole eating experience is always entertaining. Mom having to share her strawberries, sigh. Still, I loved the awe my #1 Son had when he saw the Penguins, the Sharks swimming overhead, the Dolphins (no show going while we were there, but you could see them), the White Whales, the Polar Bears, and so much more.

But the best part has been when we got home and he wanted to talk to everyone on the phone to tell them about it. My #1 Son wanted to talk!!! He picked up the cell phone and tried to call someone. I asked who and he said “Mamaw”. YAAAAAAAAA. I dialed the phone and asked her to talk to him. He told her about the Whale tail getting Daddy wet. About the Walrus with two big teeth. The big Penguin swimming by him. The Polar (actually he said Panda) Bear that scared him. And some other stuff I’m not sure what it was. He did keep going back to saying he saw the Big Whales.

Here are some pictures to enjoy.

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Are we at Busch Gardens or Sea World???

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Get to see the Whales at last:

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Yep, we set dead center in the ‘zone’. Couldn’t believe people left these great seats. GRIN. Wish I could have gotten a picture of my #1 Son jumping back into me when this whale came up on the deck.