Sea World

Today was Sea World day!  It was HOT all day and we were sunburned and very tired by the end.  We saw the Shamu show, dolphin show, and sea lion show (which was our favorite).  We got to touch dolphins, sting rays, and other marine life.  Ethan even rode on the new roller coaster with me, but according to him he will never do that again.  Again, I didn't bring my camera, but here are a few phone pics.

U.S.S. Midway and other stuff

Despite being out late the night before at Disney, we got up early and went to the roof of our condo for a nice sunrise.

We set out shortly after that to tour the U.S.S. Midway, a Naval Aircraft carrier.

The kids participated in the Junior Pilot program.  They were able to received their wings at the end of the tour.  They had to give a salute and handshake after passing a test and answering some questions.

After the tour we went to get some lunch at Seaport Village.  We walked around and watched all the boats and enjoyed the nice coastal breeze.

Later that day we went to dinner with Shawn's family at Joe's Crab Shack on the beach.  We feasted on crab legs, mussels, scallops, and coconut shrimp.  It was wonderful!  We walked back down the pier to our condo and let the kids play in the sand and waves.

And then the sun set and we still played in the sand and waves.

We played until it was too dark to see anymore.

Disneyland

We survived our Disneyland Day.  We got up at 0500 and headed up to to Disney for the day.  The weather was PERFECT.  It was overcast and around 75 degrees all morning.  Despite it being Disney's 57th birthday the morning wasn't even that crowded.  We walked on and off the first 5 rides (indiana jones, pirates of the carribean, haunted mansion, splash mountain, and big thunder railroad) without any wait time.  The afternoon was a different story and we ended up waiting for 4 hours for the new cars ride.  The ride broke down twice and it made for a LONG afternoon.  But, the ride was great and then we were able to ride a bunch more rides for the rest of the night until the sun went down.  We got tired pretty quick at the end of the night so we headed home a little earlier than we anticipated, but it ended up being good because four lanes of traffic were blocked on the freeway.  No camera for this disney trip, infact I didn't even have a bag or purse and it was wonderful.  The whole day went pretty smooth, despite Cole having to pee behind a garbage can in a water bottle while stuck in line for 4 hours.  Here are a few iPhone pictures.

The kids each chose a Disney pillow pet for their souvenir to take home.  They haven't let them out of their sight since getting home.

Beach Day

Today was beach day.  We got up early this morning and spent the whole day on the beach.  The boys spent hours on the body boards riding the waves.  They each took a few good dunks, but loved every second.  Due to the staples in Liv's head she couldn't really get completely wet so she spent hours on the beach with her cousins collecting sea shells, jumping the waves, and building sandcastles.

We took a quick dip in the hotel pool to clean off all the sand and then headed back for pizza dinner on the beach.

Tomorrow is Disneyland!!