Sunday, June 30, 2013

Fitting it in

My hope was to get back to this before the end of the month.  Here we are at June 30th already...WOW, did this month FLY BY.  It was excellent with many fun, family adventures...& isn't that what summer vacation is for?  We have been enjoying each others company and I am pleased with what the boys are learning, recognizing and starting to appreciate so much that they have and are given. I am really hoping that July is not quite as busy though as it did not seem like we were out of school routine with who had to be where what night this past month...still! Yet, I still look forward to the next adventure and our time all together no matter what we end up doing wherever.

Also, apparently I posted too many pictures at one time.  I have to "prove that I am not a robot" each time I publish an entry by typing in some random letters that are difficult to decipher...maybe they'd be easier to decode if I WAS a robot.

Wingin' It

 It's just about our time to leave...after about an hour delay, but as you can see he made the most of it :)

Big Guy

We found a fella bigger than Eric
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Serene Manatees

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Walrus Flip

This walrus kept flipping over and came straight at us.  You could feel the tremor as he pushed against the glass at us...that's a lot of weight to throw around!
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Animal Show

They had cats & dogs & pigs & ducks coming and going.  Unfortunately, cats & ducks shared the stage at the same time which was a shock to all (and hurried the ducks off the stage quickly).
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Showtime!

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Favorite Character

The show featured this little river otter...who didn't have an outstanding performance, but was very amusing.
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Seal shot

The seal looked like it was napping until it just whipped it's neck all the way back (but Jon & Jess had run off & missed it).
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The Manta

I was so excited that this actually turned out & you can see all three of them in the first row.  They are zooming by, upside down, over me.
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Almost smiling

just for me :)
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Just about face to face

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I swear he posed for this shot

 Pretty cool :)
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Jesse LOVES turtles

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Hungry Dolphins

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Baby Rays

For our departure day, we returned to Sea World.  Jon &Eric hit the coasters early while Jesse & I explored a bit.
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Can't say no to ice cream!

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The next morning...

 ...it was like Michael Jackson's Thriller.  More paint on the pillow than his face.
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Quite the face

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Being transformed

 into Wolverine
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Back at the homestead

We had ducks crossing the pathways all the time.
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Fun swim with our dolphin, CJ

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Holding on for a ride of a lifetime

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We all learned to keep our mouth shut

 Because of the rush of salt water
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Our swim together

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REALLY!

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Jon's kiss

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