Day 6: SeaWorld

We woke up early, grabbed some Mc D's and headed to San Diego. On the way down Kensie must have got a little car sick because she threw up all over her pants. Wyatt was kind enough to clean her up as best as he could. Nikki says the man should have been a nurse because body fluids don't bother him. I was already running low on pants for Kensie, so we opted to try and find a target on the way to SeaWorld. We had signed the guys up for the "dolphin encounter" and had to be there by 11:00. We were running a little late anyways, so a stop to target had to be quick. I think we were in the store for 5 minutes tops. Casey says that's our new standard on time spent in Target. Yeah right! Anyway we finally made it to SeaWorld and got the guys checked in for the Dolphin Encounter. They were greeted by a trainer and put in the "Penny" group. The trainer talked to them about how dolphins are trained and then they were given the chance to try out there new skills. The boys literally had a grin on their faces the whole time.

We then stopped at a few exhibits before heading to the Sea Lion Live show.

The otters were really friendly.

We were able to see the new Blue Horizons Show. I thought it was pretty good. It was more theatrical and had professional divers dressed like birds. Unfortunately it was my kids turn to have the accidents. So Casey missed part of this show taking Cael out to the car to change his pants. Yes, I said Cael. The boys have not had accidents for years, but for some reason Gavyn did our last day at Disney and Cael today. I think they were getting a little wore out.

I loved this sign outside the shark encounter...."Sharks don't eat people....very often."

that is a turtle back there.

The Shamu "Believe" show. They no longer get in the water with the animals since that trainer died so I think some of the shows have lost their excitement. It might just be because we had already saw this show before or the fact that we were on day 6 of Vaca and I was running out of steam. We finished the day by getting wet, not by Shamu, but by Atlantis. We love this ride and it was voted one of Casey's favorites. The boys loved it too and I think they must have rode it a dozen times.

It turned out to be a pretty good day. It was hard going from the hype of Disney to the calm SeaWorld, but I think everybody still had a good time. We ended the night by eating at Red Lobster...Yum.

DAY 5: Last Day @ Disney/Cali

I was so depressed our Disney days were coming to an end. We dedicated the last day to doing all the stuff we had missed out on the days before. On our first day in the park we tried to get on "it's a small world", but the line was horrendous!! I'm so glad we waited cause we walked right on Tuesday morning. I loved see this all decorated for the holidays and instead of them sing "it's a small world" they sang Christmas songs.

We then hit Alice, this too had a long wait the first day. Cael's exact word after getting off "that was gay"!! I guess he's officially graduated to the thrill rides.

Autopia

Casey rekindled the flame with his other lover.... the Mickey Mouse Pretzel. He only had one the whole trip opposed to the 4 dozen he had last time.

The girls loved meeting all characters. We stood in line for close to an hour to get into Pixie Hollow, but it was worth it to see "Teen Belle" (as Kensie calls her).

Iradessa....Kensie was looking on to Tinker Belle.

Soo excited.

The Mansion was all done up in the NightMare before Christmas. We loved this ride too especially Nikki who is the die hard Jack fan.

While in New Orleans square having lunch we lucked out and had Tiana walk out in front of us. Cael was even excited especially after they gave him Martigra (sp?) beads.

Loved Minnie.

Gavyn's Idol...this kids loves hats!

Toy Story Mania again

The Castle's Christmas Lights...so beautiful. Over all our days in Disney were perfect and went by way too fast. It's such a magical place to be especially during the Holidays. The crowds were good and the weather was even better. The kids were troopers and hardly complained. Good Bye Disney, until we meet again...:(

Day 4: California Adventure

Outside our room...

Toy Story Mania...we ran to this ride because it always has a long wait. We ended up waiting 40 minutes to get on and felt pretty good about it until we went back later on during the day and pretty much walked on. We all had a good time and of coarse the boys had to bet who would get the best score and Wyatt won both times.

I had several people tell me about the princess lunch at Ariel's Grotto so I made reservation for the girls. I'm so glad I did because it was so much fun and the food was tasty (not as tasty as Blue Bayou, but tasty). The girls loved meeting all the princesses. When they first called us to our table we went down a spiral stair case and was greeted by Ariel herself. They treated us just like we were really at a princess ball. Ariel was so sweet with them by talking and twirling with them. Kensie even gave her a hug which totally surprised me. She kept say "Ae" momma "Ae". They took us to our table and gave the girl princess stickers and crowns. While we were waiting for our food they brought us an appetizer tower that was full of veggies and cheeses. While we were waiting for our food a little messenger man came out all decked out in a bright purple costume with a big purple hat with a feather in it. He announced the first princess arriving at the ball. Halle wanted to see Belle so bad and sure enough she was the first princesses. She came around to every table and signed the girls books and took a picture. She was followed by Cinderella, Aurora, and Snow White. We will definitely do this again, it made the girls whole trip. The bonus was that the girls got in free because they were under 3.

The Dessert Tray...yum

While we were spending our lunch with Royalty, the guys had lunch and were actually just getting off Tower of Terror when we called them. When we pulled around by the exit I could hear Gavyn just a bawling. It had scared him right to death. Cael said it scared him too, but Casey said he was laughing the whole time. We then headed to "bugs Land". I know I said I would not waste my time going on this stupid Heimlich ride again, but sure enough there we are. Doesn't Wyatt look entertained?

The boys waiting to get into the "it's tough to be a bug" show.

The Pixar Parade...so cute!

We ended the night by see the "World of Color" water show. It just opened this summer so we thought we would give it a try. If you reserved a box lunch online then you were guaranteed a ticket to get in. The box lunches were fun and included a souvenir reusable bag and light up bracelet. I had been told to be there early to get a good spot and I'm glad we did because we ended up having a good view of the show. The only bad part was that it was standing room only. After walking all day it would have been nice to have a seat, but it was still worth it and a fun way to end the day.