Sea World

For Christmas this year we were lucky enough to go to Sunny San Diego with my family. Every one was there. My parents, all 5 kids and their spouses, and 5 little girls under the age of three. We stayed in a beautiful home in Point Loma just a few minutes from the airport. We had a great view of the harbor - which made for some beautiful sunsets. 

We figured all the girls were a little too young to fully enjoy Disneyland, so we went to SeaWorld, and it was such a blast. Livy started out the day happy - little did she know what she was in for. 

First off we went into the huge aquarium. Livy was wide-eyed just trying to take it all in. The fish and Livy had a love-hate relationship. One second she'd be giggling and pointing and loving the fish, then she would turn around with a scowl on her face and whine and cry. It was so fun to see her watching these fish with such awe!

Then we headed over to Shamu Stadium. Livy loved walking with grandpa. I think this is definitely one of my favorite pictures from the trip. I love her cheesy smile. 

 

 Livy did not like Shamu. She watched as the trainers did their little song and dance, but as soon as the whales would jump out of the water she would start to cry. I think a big part of it was the squeals and cheers from the crowd. Regardless, the show wasn't her favorite part of the day.

 Then we went to get some expensive food for lunch, while Livy took a nice long nap in her cousin Lucy's stroller. While she slept we went and saw the hundred of funny little penguins, and the big scary sharks. Livy woke up just in time to see the Sea Lion and Otter show. Once again, not the biggest fan of animals jumping out of water.

It was such a fun day. We were so lucky to be there with my whole family, and everyone had a great time. Thank you mom and dad for such a wonderful day! Hopefully next time Livy will be more excited :)