Sea World

We celebrated my Grandmother's 80th birthday by throwing her a party on Saturday. It was nice to see the entire family all at one time. All of my cousin's kiddos are about the same age as Cole so he always has a great time running around with them. Sunday was a "relax" day. We went to church with my folks. It is the same church I went to when I was a kid. Although most things have changed (the pastor, some new people, etc...), I did get to see many of the "old-timers" that were there when I was a child. It was nice to get to visit with them.



Monday, we went to Sea World. Although it was a hot day, there were plenty of places to get in the shade. Cole had no idea what he was in store for. Our first stop; the dolphin exhibit.

My Love, Cole and Pa got some fish and fed the dolphins. Of course Cole was super excited and wanted to touch the dolphin.

Cole was amazed by all the different fish and sting rays. He even loved the sharks. I'm just glad there was a very large piece of glass between me and them.

The first show we saw was the Otter and Sea Lion show. Cole watched intently as the story unfolded.

(I think this guy has gotten bigger since the last time I saw him.)

After lunch we headed to the penguin exhibit and walked My Love over to "The Great White". Then we headed off to the next show. Viva.

Cole was captured by all the acrobats and divers. He clapped a lot during this one. It was truly amazing and entertaining, probably my favorite show of all.

Last but not least we went to see Shamu in the show, Believe. It was a good show, Cole seemed to really enjoy it. Shamu did all of his usual tricks.

That ended our trip to Sea World. It was a hot, long day but worth every minute. It is so neat to see the world through your child's eyes. Their since of innocence, wonder and amazement is just awesome. Cole is awesome!