Sea World Day 1

We were only an hour and a half away from Orlando so we decided to take the girls to Sea World. The really cool thing was that when we bought our ticket we were given a second day for free. These are the pics from our first visit.

As soon as we arrived, Abby spotted the Shamu mascot. She is terrified of all giant mascots like the Easter Bunny, Elmo and Shamu. While she hid in Daddy's arms Lissie and I went to say hello. Please note I kept Lissie from really seeing him:)

Here we are trying to touch the Manta Rays. After touching several I asked Abby what they felt like. I was expecting "icky" or "slimy" but she responded so sweetly with "soft!" What a cutie.
When we went to try and touch the dolphins, the closest we got was Abby and Daddy being splashed by one of them. Needless to say I was very dissappointed that we weren't able to actually touch one.
Both Abby and Lissie were enthralled with the underwater viewing area. They would have stayed there all day looking at the beautiful dolphins.
Look at those pretty faces. It was so neat to see them enjoying themselves so much.
The shark encounter was really cool as well. Abby kept saying "wow" and jumping up and down and Lissie kept clapping. They really had a great time.
Mommy and her girls.
Daddy and Abby waiting for the Shamu show to start. Note we are sitting in the Splash Zone!
The show was awesome and both girls loved the whales.
The noise was a bit much for Abby. This is how she looks everytime she is scared or overwhelmed. During this show, Abby and Daddy were drenched by Shamu. Mommy and Lissie escaped because Lissie got fussy about 1 minute before the splashing occurred:)
Before we left for home, we stopped for a treat. Daddy and Mommy had fudge cake. Abby, ever our little health nut, opted for watermelon.

After napping all the way home in the car, the girls were quite energetic when we got back. Lissie decided that climbing in and out of the cupboard was lots of fun while Abby fed all of her pretend dogs and cats with the pots and pans. Its amazing what will entertain a child!

Since our previous night's dinner was a disaster, we opted for a more casual dinner at an outdoor patio. Lulu's Cafe was very nice and being outside was great for the girls.

Abby enjoying her Sprite.