Day 3 - Sea World

On Day 3 of our trip we went to Sea World.

Our first stop was to see and feed the dolphins. Luckily we arrived at a feeding time and were able to purchase 4 small fishes. Zach and Calyn eagerly picked up each fish and tossed it to the dolphin who was waiting for its food. I think the dolphin knew there was supposed to be 4 fishes because he/she waited patiently until all 4 were produced. Abby screamed LOUDLY every time Tim tried to take her close to the tank. After the feeding, we visited the big shark tanks.

We then headed across the park to watch the killer whale show. Abby was delighted by the huge whales and clapped for them every time they swam by.

We then headed to lunch. While we were waiting in line for food, Calyn dropped her hat. Abby dove to get it and ended up hitting her head. I'm not sure if she tripped or just misjudged but she rammed her head into the tile floor. She cried for a while and then got really lethargic. A nearby Sea World worker convinced us that we should let her call the EMTs. We agreed because Abby was acting so strange. The EMTs arrived in a flash and checked her out. They were kind to us and left us with an ice pack for the bump on Abby's head.

After lunch, we let the kids play in Shamu's Harbor. They had several different play areas. Zach, Calyn, and I rode the Shamu rollercoaster.

After playing, we visited the penguin exhibit and then Tim, Zach, Calyn, and Abby rode the log ride. They had to wait in line forever but it was the only ride that Abby could go on. I sat with Grant and visited with a nice family. After visiting for over an hour, the grandma offered to hold Grant so that I could take pictures of the ride.

The video is not great but shows Tim trying to make Abby excited about her log ride experience. She was not excited, by the way.

After the log ride, we had frozen lemonade and ice cream treats. We let the kids play in the water at Shamu's Harbor. They got soaked, so we decided it was a good time to leave. Abby was asleep before we even left the parking lot.

We had just enough time to get to our hotel and freshen up before we were met by the Vinson family. Dave, Cristy, Cal, and Kate moved from Lubbock to San Antonio just after the twins were born. Oh how we miss this sweet family and it was SO GOOD to see them. They took us to eat pizza and then to have Amy's ice cream. It was the perfect ending to a very enjoyable day.