Yesterday was Saturday and the start of Spring Break 2011!!! Very early in the morning, Mommy, Daddy and Nico got in the car and headed south to Sea World in San Antonio! It was SO, SO, SO much fun; especially since we got in for free and the weather ended up being perfect! Nico was very eager to see "big fish" and was completed enamoured with watching the many shows we went to.
Our timing was perfect when we walked into the park, and we went straight into our fist show, which was "Believe," the Shamu show. It was quite an experience watching Nico during the performances, especially this one. He was in complete awe with Shamu and all the killer whales; however, he was unsure of the situation and clung to Daddy during that first show. After this show Nico made sure we knew he wanted to "see more big fish," and got really excited every time he saw a picture of Shamu.
"Azul," the second show we made it to during our Sea World excursion, was a fun and beautiful combination of white sided dolphins and human water acrobatics. Nico also had the chance to see "The Cannery Row Caper" which was about a mystery crime with seal lions as the investigators and a walrus as the culprit.
I promised Pops that while we were at Sea World, I would make sure to take Nico to see the penguins, which are his favorites, and have his pictures taken with/near them. So here you go Pops, we made it to the penguin area. They certainly are cute!
Just this spring and much to my surprise, Sesame Street moved into Sea World! There is now the "Sesame Street Bay of Play" for kids to play and climb on jungle gyms, run around in the sprinklers to cool off, ride mini amusement park rides, meet and greet many of the Sesame Street gang and watch a couple shows. Unfortunately, Nico was still a little too short to ride any of the rides, but we certainly watched both shows, took a picture or two with some of Sesame Street friends and then Daddy surprised Nico with a new friend of his own to bring home...his very own Elmo or as Nico says it, "Mo-mo."
This was an awesome mini family vacation and wonderful quality time spent together. Ed and I were so happy and excited that Nico got to experience Sea World at its finest. We will definitely be going back, hopefully on a yearly basis.
Our little man had a wonderful day, although he was completely tuckered out at the end. Nico did not take advantage of the 4 plus hour trip to San Antonio to catch a quick nap, so by the time we left Sea World, he could barely stay awake! These pictures are Nico after just minutes of being in the car.
What a wonderful start to what I hope will be a great spring!
No comments:
Post a Comment