We're back from Sea World! Our only regret is not staying longer. I'll post more pics of the WHOLE trip later, but my digital card is in the car, and I'm on the
couch. I do have the disc with waterproof camera pics...
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When given the opportunity to hug the stuffed dolphin, this is where Ethan placed himself. He got closer with prodding, but he got that scared smile that is bigger than it should be.

He was lots more comfy with the real deal. We fed them some fish.

My poor little guy measures in at 35 inches. When you enter the park, you go to the measure booth and get an arm band designating which rides you can ride. Being a 35 incher earns you a "future rider band" and limits you to Pete's Pinwheel, Happy Harbour, and THE LOG RIDE (more later!)

I had grown tired of the Happy Harbour, where masses of kids run about sprayers, spouts, showers, and about a foot of water, and I talked Ethan (and Shaun) into going on the log ride. It states that as long as you are not a hand-held infant, and are accompanied by a "responsible adult" (yours truly), then petite boys are allowed to ride. GREAT! So I talk my boys into it, we wait in line for less than 15 minutes, then we climb into our personal log. Ethan's real excited on the way up... his arms are in the air, he's screaming, we're talking about the waterfall... THEN WE WENT DOWN THE WATERFALL. He was terrified. Screaming, crying, laughing all at the same time. I thought we were done. He kept saying "I wanna go back to the water place, I wanna go back to the water place" I told him we were getting out of that log, and we were going. THEN THE LOG WENT BACK UP THE HILL. Oh my. This is when Shaun and I start apologizing. "Just one more waterfall, oh its going to be so fun, oh here it comes, Daddy will hold on to you, you can scream if you want, here it comes, just one more... I'm so sorry... no we can't get off, ooh, here it comes, hold on tight." It was in my top ten mother mistakes. We finally get off the blessed log, get back to the water place AND. IT'S. CLOSED. Some kid got a bloody nose and they had to clean it out. WHAT? Explain that. We got an 8 dollar turkey wrap and went to watch the sea lions instead.

Shamu really does jump out of the water like that. It was cool. I only bought one waterproof camera (despite staying suprisingly and disappointingly dry and hot on our first day), so my pictures don't span the whole trip. I forgot it would run out.
I'll post more tomorrow if I get to my car.
:) E