SeaWorld

On Wednesday, we headed to SeaWorld.  We fed dolphins (Layla actually fed a dolphin on her own), saw the Shamu show, spent a lot of time in the kids' area and enjoyed the park.  It was a little hard going from Disney Parks to SeaWorld because it is just a completely different world but all in all it was a really good day.  Enjoy the pictures!

Layla and Ryan after feeding the dolphins.

Layla's first roller coaster.  Look really closely, Ryan and Layla are in the first car.  Shea and Jamie are in the second car.

Layla loved the coaster.  At one point, I saw the cars zoom by and Layla had her arms up in the air!

Just as a tip to any travelers, we were informed at the gate that preschoolers 5 and under get free admittance into SeaWorld with a birth certificate.  We bought our tickets ahead of time, so we didn't score the deal but I hope someone out there can!

Break Us!

Our game plan for the week was to take lots of break days in between the action.  In between each park day, we planned a break day.  We really needed those breaks and so did the kids.  Layla and Shea loved the pool, arcade and kid zone gym and Liam and Grady got back to normal naps on these days.  Here are a couple pictures of the property:

 

Yikes!  Last time Ryan and I saw an alligator.  This time we only saw fish and turtles.   Layla is still worrying about alligators and Shea and Layla did not want to go to Sea World because of the snappy guys.

Our Room

Cassie's family and our family stayed in a two bedroom suite for the week.  It worked out really well because in between the two bedrooms was an adjoining living room and kitchen.  The grandparents and Kelsey stayed in separate hotel rooms so this was a nice place for all thirteen of us to congregate during the week.  Liam and Grady slept in pack and plays in the bathrooms for the week.  It worked out perfectly for putting the babies to bed before everyone else but bathrooms were hard to come by after 7:30 and during naps!

Bedtime stories with Grandma Barb (this chaise lounge turned into Layla's bed for the week!)

Pool Time

 

Kid Zone Gym

Such a wonderful place to spend our week!  Thank you again to Ryan's parents for providing us all with a beautiful place to stay for the week!

The Magic Kingdom

Our Magic Kingdom day was my favorite day of the trip.  Layla, Shea, Cassie, my mom, Ryan's parents, Kelsey and myself made it through a 14 plus hour day.  Layla and Shea were amazing.  No meltdowns, they just loved it all.  Grady and Liam were taken home in the middle of the day for three hour naps.  It was too hot for them to get comfortable enough to nap in the strollers and they needed the break.  My dad, Ryan, Jamie left on Liam and Grady duty and then they came back for the parade and fireworks.  

 

Layla's appointment at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique was scheduled before the park opened.  Our whole group was admitted early.  It was so fun to be in the park before it opened. 

 

Magic Fairy Dust!

 

Hi Liam!

Layla loved "It's a Small World"

Layla was adorable with Belle.  She talked her ear off and sang the "It's a Small World" song to her.

Here is Grady right after the parade.  He fell asleep right after this picture was taken and then slept through the fireworks.

Someone has the princess wave down!

A very late night Dumbo ride

And this was the monorail ride out of the park.  The end of a very magical day!!!