San Antonio - Sea World

On Saturday, Andy's birthday, we headed to Sea World. Unfortunately they didn't open until noon, but we were still able to get in our favorite shows and enjoy exploring the park as well. We went on a few big roller coasters and quite a few of the little kid rides. Since we'd been last (back in 2010) they'd added a whole new section of kid rides and playgrounds called Sesame Street Bay of Play. So, when we weren't enjoying a show, the kids had fun in that area.

For some reason Audrey and Ian were being grumpy right as we entered, so we grabbed a picture of Rachel and then Jace and Weston joined her as well:

 

We went to check out the dolphins first:

 

 

The kids had fun watching them swim and jump around and luckily no one ended up in the water! :) Next were the sharks...

 

At 2:00 we headed to our first show, called Azul. This is always a fun show with acrobats and dolphins. The kids were definitely excited and entertained throughout the show.

Ian really enjoyed his first show. He humored us for one quick picture and then was off to watching again:

 

 

We then walked through Sesame Street Bay of Play and rode some of the rides, including the carousel:

Rachel was the only one brave enough and willing to get a picture with Zoe and Abby:

There was trick or treating throughout the park. We didn't make an effort to go to all the different stations, but if we happened to run into them we got some candy:

Ian is a really good stroller toddler. He doesn't mind his stroller at all and actually welcomes it most times. Here's some fun pictures I took while we were waiting for everyone else to go on a water ride:

Andy was able to convince Audrey and Rachel to go on the Journey to Atlantis roller coaster ride. I was quite impressed they actually got through the line and no one backed out. Here's a video of what the ride is like at the end:

After the ride both the girls said it was fun, but neither of them wanted to go on it again. Here's a pretty entertaining video of the kids watching others go down after their ride:

I love the pictures showing the same thing, but at a better angle:

 

 

 

 

I was glad Audrey was all giggles after this happened. We took off her tights and shirt and laid them out on the stroller to dry for a bit. Luckily we had brought jackets into the park and she just wore that for awhile. 

Love this picture of Weston helping Ian stay hydrated: 

 

We then went to watch Clyde and Seymour. They had a Halloween themed show going on and we didn't enjoy it as much as their classic show. Ian wasn't as entertained this time, but luckily snacks were able to keep him occupied (and I guess the people behind us):

 

Our last show of the day was going to see Shamu, which is always a favorite. By this time though Ian was spent. He hadn't napped and didn't really want to sit. So, I took him out after the first few minutes of the show. Here's Andy trying to take a picture of these cuties by himself:

Then I grabbed the camera:

 

We then had some dinner and headed back to Sesame Street Bay of Play. The kids had fun playing on the playground and riding some more rides. Around 8:00 I got to take the kids on one last ride, their favorite, the kid Shamu roller coaster. So here we are waiting in line:

We definitely enjoyed our day in Sea World celebrating Andy's birthday! We thought for sure at least two of our kids would crash on the way back to the hotel. It was a quick drive, but we thought they would be exhausted. Not so, they were all still wide awake and got baths that night. Sea World is definitely one of our favorites and we're glad we got to enjoy it with the Bills family!