A couple weeks ago we took the kids to Sea World, and it was a really fun day. I was really nervous about how Johnny was going to do, but he did amazingly well. He was totally in awe at everything he saw around him. We got to the park at 10:30 and didn't leave until after 7 that evening. It was a full day!
The first part of the day we spent exploring the amusement park. Sweet little Will was still not tall enough to get onto any of the big rides. He handled the let down really well. Matt & I enjoyed the Shamu Express ride together. It was a little warm-up for the other rides.
There's a fun little Sesame Street themed water area for the little ones. Johnny thoroughly enjoyed walking around and splashing in all the fountains until someone ran into him and he landed flat on his back. Poor guy. He recovered just fine and was back to playing.
This is the net that Will LOVED. He talked about it the rest of the day and was begging to go back to it.
Steven & I would alternate riding the rides with Matt. Steven & Matt rode the Journey to Atlantis ride that has a pretty good drop at the end and splashes a huge wave of water onto onlookers. There was no line after they got done, and I had to beg Matt to ride it again with me. To quote Matt, he said it "killed his stomach" and didn't want to do it again. But, we did, and it was so fun! In the mean time, Steven was with the other two. Will got too close to the fence there and got blasted by an enormous wave of water. Reportedly, Steven got the giggles.
After wiping Will's tears away, we sat and watched Shamu and friends jump around. Johnny loved it. He sat in my lap and watched the whole thing. And he's not one to sit in my lap and chill for any length of time. He was very generous with his applause, too.
We then ate a quick bite of lunch, and then Steven and I took turns riding the big roller coasters. There were NO lines---we just walked right on. So awesome. Matt was tall enough to ride one of them, but no amount of begging could convince him to join me. So, I screamed like a girl by myself and then turned around and smiled at the girl behind me. Maybe next year, Matt!
By then it was time to head over to the waterpark, Aquatica. It's all new with all manner of water activities for big and small. We enjoyed the wave pool, the lazy river, explored all the little kid areas and went down tons of slides. We had ice cream treats and got to pet some sting rays.
This was Will's favorite part of the day. He found these slides that he could go down all by himself, and he probably did it a hundred times. So much fun for him.
Captain John had a boatload of giggles walking around in the little pool and splashing around. At one point I left Steven in that pool with Will sliding and sliding and Johnny walking around in the water while Matt & I went to go do some of the innertube slides. We came back and Will was still sliding and Johnny was asleep in Steven's arms.
Just when you think that was a full day, we decided to head back to the amusement park and let Will ride some rides that are Will sized. Right before we left the waterpark he had a huge meltdown over the fact that he couldn't go down one of the big water slides that Steven & Matt were going down. He had done really well with it all day, but it finally got to him. He was frustrated by his lack of height, and I totally get it. He got to ride some rides back in Elmo land, and climb that net again, so he was a happy guy.
Even Johnny got to ride the carousel. He was unsure at first, but once the ride got going he really enjoyed it. And then, we were spent. We left the park and went to Schlotzsky's for a quick dinner where everyone just derailed. Spilled drinks, tears, "I don't wanna eat", baby throwing food and demanding fountain drinks, Will ran into the counter in the bathroom...it just got ugly. We got out of there and drove home. Everyone fell asleep, even Matthew if only for a few minutes. We love Sea World, it is a total blast! We'll be back next year for sure.
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