This was such a special weekend for us and we started our SeaWorld birthday experience off with a Sesame Street Brunch! Nico had no idea what was about to happen and when all of those Sesame Street friends came through the doors, his jaw dropped and a huge smile came across his face! Nico loved seeing each of the characters and told them all that it was his birthday, that he was 4 years old now and received big birthday hugs from them all! Even Natalee was taken aback by Abbey, Cookie Monster, Zoey and Elmo (just to name a few)! After the breakfast we continued with the Sesame Street theme and saw a couple of shows, and let Nico doing some playing around in the Bay of Play area. Later we watched the Shamu's Christmas show that was themed about miracles, which brought a few tears to mine and Gigi'e eyes...I mean we were sitting in between two of our very own miracles, one of which we were there to celebrate!
After leaving SeaWorld, we stopped for some dinner where a surprise birthday cake was brought out to Nico! His eyes were huge as he got to blow out the candles. The next morning which was Nico's actual birthday, Nico was surprised to find the living area of the hotel room decorated in some Toy Story streamers and birthday party hats waiting to be used. Daddy made birthday chocolate chip pancakes for the little man which he added a few candles to the pancakes and we then got to sing Happy Birthday to the newly 4 year old. Finally, he then was able to open his presents before we all went our separate ways.
It was a day full of mixed emotions for me....my baby boy turned 4, but I had to leave him and his baby sister to travel down to my dad's to visit my grandma. She had fallen a few days before our trip, fractured her hip and was in the hospital. I felt led to go see her and help my dad was had the burden of taking care of her on his shoulders. So Nico and Natalee went east to Houston, Ed went north back to Fort Worth and I headed south the the RGV. We did so much celebrating for Nico's birthday from the pirate birthday party to SeaWorld, so I tried my best not to feel too guilty, but as a mom, it was certainly hard to let that go.
At the entry of SeaWorld!
Christmas at SeaWorld! Nico was so excited!
At the breakfast with the Sesame Street characters.
Here the come!
Zoey was the first to our table!
Nico telling Big Bird how old he is now.
Nico and Cookie Monster hanging out.
Getting BIG birthday hugs!
Cookie Monster was a funny furry guy!
Natalee was intrigued by Rosita's nose and all her fur!
Nico and Rosita
ELMO!
Big birthday hugs!
Elmo was making the kiddos laugh!
Yay for Sesame Street and birthdays!
Natalee is now checking out Abbey's nose!
Big Bird is quite big.
Nico got to play hide and seek and paper, scissors, rock with Elmo!
Watching the first Sesame Street show
Little man loved to dance to all the shows!
Girl picture!
Family shot with Cookie and Zoey!
Daddy and Nico on the mini Ferris Wheel.
Pretty girl!
Watching Shamu!
Nail biting show!
Whoa!
My boys enjoying Shamu together!
Huge aquarium....Nico loves aquariums.
It got a little crowded down front during one of the shows and Ed
had to go fetch Nico in the crowd!
Little kisses for my birthday boy as we watch the end of our last show.
What a tiring day!
What a super fun day!
Leaving SeaWorld! We had a blast!
Birthday dinner!
Nico was surprised when the cake came out!
The next morning he got to open his presents! Here he after opening the Octonaut toys....
that had to be shipped from the UK!
And of course his awesome new Jake friend!
