All Things Aquatic (Cali Trip Part 2)

Tuesday we packed a lunch and headed down to San Diego and Sea World.  

 

San Diego is about an hour and a half's drive from Anaheim and Sammy was so ornery on the way down.  He finally feel asleep about 10 minutes before we got there!

 

 

Once there, we checked out the polar bears and beluga whales first. The kids got a kick out of watching the bear swimming in the water.  

 

 

We also checked out some other animal exhibits at first - the sharks and sea turtles and such.  Then we headed over to the dolphin show. It was pretty cool.  Not only did the dolphins do tricks but there were divers too that were pretty cool to watch.  

 

 

After that we took the kids to the kiddie rides.  While there we ran into my old roommate Shanna! Small world! We were roommates while I lived in Cedar City and now she lives with her husband and two cute girls in Willard, Utah.  So it was pretty random to see her there!

 

 

After lunch we hit up the Shamu show which was awesome, as usual.  

 

 

We also pet the Bat Rays.  Lucy really liked that, and really, so did I. :)  

 

 

On the way to our last show of the day, we stopped and visited the Sea Lions.  They were super loud!

 

 

We ended our adventure with our favorite show of the day - the Clyde and Seamore Spooky Adventure.  It's got sea lions and an otter that interact with actors and it's pretty entertaining. We all got a kick out of it.

 

On the way out of the park, we attempted a family photo.  The kids were so tired though! Next time we'll do it on the way in! :)

 

 

Wednesday we went to the beach again but this time to one a bit closer. We went to the one Spencer used to always go to growing up - Bolsa Chica beach.

 

It's a more traditional beach - long and sandy without the tide pools.  

 

We had lunch and spent hours playing in the sand, making sand castles, playing in the waves, and looking for sea shells.  

 

We found a ton too, once we found the right spot and technique.  We brought a whole gallon-sized baggie full home. Spencer even found a sand dollar.  Sadly, I broke that too. :(  

 

We borrowed a boogie board from the Weinstocks and Spencer went out and caught a few waves.  Unfortunately, something bit him while he was out in the water, cutting his wave time short.  It was the first time that had ever happened to him!  

 

By the time we were done, the kids were out! This happened so many times on our trip but this was the only pic we got of the kids crashed in the backseat.  They are so cute. :)