Friday, April 1, 2011

Family Vacay Part 1 - Sea World

To say I was excited to go to Sea World was an understatement. I remember going when I was a kid and I was just in awe over the magnificent creatures that God put on our earth. I love Orca Whales and dolphins are just super cool.

We spent one day in Sea World. I was really impressed with how little kid friendly it was.

The first exhibit we went to was the Wild Arctic one. Justus and I did the helicopter simulation and then walked through the exhibit. Haven was to small so she and Neil just went straight to the exhibit.


Then it was on to the Penguin Encounter. Haven must have really liked this one because she later purchased a stuffed Penguin named Ottis.
Justus and I went off to feed the dolphins. That was a nice treat and a great way to get up close with them. Haven was too little so she and Neil watched from across the pool.



Then it was on to Sesame Street Bay of Play. This was the unexpected part for me. It was so kid friendly. A nice place for the kids to run around and some fun rides too!




Lunch time was next. I didnt get a picture of it, but the birds would not leave us alone. Very annoying!

We got to check out the Tide Pool and get up close with the Starfish.



Checked out the giant Sea Turtles

Neil made sure we got the aerial view by going on the Bayside Skyride

We checked out the aquariums and J found a giant magnifying glass. He thought it was super cool.

And at some point saw the Sea Lions and Sharks which I didnt get a pic of

We ended the day with the Shows

First it was Shamu Stadium and the Believe show - there are no words for these magnificent creatures. I was just a little disappointed that the trainers never got in the water with the whales.




Ended with the Dolphin Stadium.



What a great day!


Friday, March 25, 2011

Open House

Last night we got to attend Justus preschool open house. We got to see all that they have been doing. Since Im the one who primarily picks J up and drops him off, not much was new to me. But Im glad Neil got to go see.
It was also fun to see all of Js artwork



To see him learning the way they do in school

They also planted grass and a sunflower.
And are learning about bugs

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Sleeping Beauty




Haven is so sweet when she is asleep. Here are some pics we took the other day while she was in quiet time. Apparently, the Beauty needed her sleep!

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Happy Birthday Papa

On Saturday we celebrated Papas birthday. We took Gigi and him to Marie Calendars.


While I was wrapping Papas present, Justus really wanted to wrap something up for him too. So he went and got his little basketball and wrapped it up. Gotta love that sweet heart!

Happy Birthday Papa!

Sunday, March 20, 2011

More Rainbow Fun

After making the rainbow cupcakes for St. Patricks day, I really wanted to make them again. So the kids and I did!





And of course enjoyed them! Yum!!

Also, here is how our tie dye shirts turned out. Very colorful!