This was seriously such a fun day. Drew and Lilly were in the "there is so much going on here that I will just be on my best behavior all day" form that we could not complain one single bit about our delightful children.
**WARNING: you are about to see way too many pictures**
We started off slowly with the rides. The swings were perfect and surprisingly Lilly really wasn't that interested in pursing more rides after the swings. There was also the height factor and she still is a munchkin rising to only 34 inches or so.
HERE COMES THOMAS. OH MY GOSH!! LIVE IN FRONT OF MY EYES(just a sample of what was going on in Drew's head when we saw this)
Thomas makes Drew so happy.
Papa some how fit and sqeezed through the tiny compartment to go on Thomas with all of us.
Why do they make you walk through the Thomas store on the way out? It is mean and some what torturous to young children and parents.
The sea lion show was our first show of the day. We only went to two. There is so much to do there we barely made it to either of them. Nothing like some snacks to pass the time before the real action starts.
The Stage(sorry there are no sea lions in any of these pics..I swear they were there though)
My kids obviously not seeing the intended part of the show at that time.
Okay..that's slightly better with following whats going on in the actual show.
What are these large creatures doing here?
As close as Lilly got. But wanted Daffy to checkout her dress.
Drew flying solo. Such a proud moment.
The kids loved bugs bunny house...or maybe it was a bugs bunny area?? Lilly needed to take a rest.
Onto the dolphin show. Drew was entertained. Not quite sure about Lilly.
Toward the end of the dolphin show, Drew started to suck on his shirt the way he sucks on his blanket during nap time. And although this the first sign of tiredness on the outside at 2 pm...they hung in for three more hours. Impressive for my kids who nap for three hours still everyday.
As risky as it might have been to send the kids off with a willing grandpa and awesome aunt, there were thoughts that at any moment they could lose it...Fall into into a tantrum that they wouldn't be able to recover from and no amount of sugar or ice cream could help(you know it's bad then) But the grandpa and aunt braved uncharted waters and Todd and I got to go off for over almost two hours and go on BIG KIDS rides(no pictures of that included in this post)
So as we are screaming our guts out on rides, Lilly and Drew checked out the reptiles.
Went on jeep rides with Auntie Vicki(or Mickey as they call her)
Stalked a young boy for awhile.
According to the grandpa in charge at this time, this spider man face painting captivated my kids. The poor kid was being a great sport my dad says just sitting there and being poked and touched by Lilly and Drew. My dad said they were so fascinated they wanted to follow the boy home.
Checked out the giraffes.
They also got to be way better friends with the large creatures they once feared earlier that day.
What a great family trip!
I possibly see season passes in our future. :-)
