Sea World

Because we don't live near our nephew, and we hadn't seen him in almost a year, Jonathan and I wanted to do something very special for Philip. We decided to take him to Sea World. Jonathan and I had passes that did not expire until the end of the year, so we treated Jonathan's family to a day at Sea World. We have never gone to a theme park (of any sort) with his family and were very excited to share this experience with them.

We had a wonderful day!!! The weather was perfect, the kids were happy, and hey . . . we got to see Shamu! Philip and Hannah were very well behaved and lasted until 8 p.m. without a nap. Of course, they were both asleep before were even on the interstate.

Hannah and Daddy watch the dolphins.


Hannah and Grandma look at the penguins.


Philip and Uncle Jonathan enjoy the dolphin show.

Hannah and Grandma color while they wait for their lunch.

Philip cheers on Shamu.

Hannah and Philip wait patiently for the daddies to retrieve their strollers. They were so cute in their big sister and big brother t-shirts.

Hannah touches the cold ice in the Arctic exhibit.

Hannah and Philip get a closer look at the pretty fish.


Hannah riding in the spinning seashells--"tea pots" as she called them.


Hannah and Uncle Matthew watch a shark swim overhead.

A very sleepy Hannah prior to her second wind.


Holding hands while strolling.

Watching the Christmas water and lights show. The show ended with snow (snow looking bubbles) filling the air as it blew out from roof tops all around Sea World. It was really neat! Hannah was thrilled to catch the snow while riding on Daddy's shoulders.

Matthew, Kim, and Philip.


Our family.

Grandma and the kiddos.

Hannah and Daddy walk through the snow . . . it's there, I promise. I was sad it didn't show up on camera.