Zoo

While Joe was in between retiring and getting hired for his new job we played. This time at the Zoo!

The butterfly exibit is always impressive.  Joe got some beautiful shots.

 He wasn't too keen of the idea of having his back turned away from the monkeys.  I don't blame him.

Children's Museum

Catching up...
Back in June we went as a family to the Children's Museum here. Our membership just ended and we miss going. It's a lot of fun for the whole family. Both the boys love going and I love taking them, except paying for parking downtown. :) Here are some of the photos we captured while we were there.

Sea World

Active Duty Military and their families are able to enter Sea World for free once a year.  Since Joe medically retired we had to go one last time (before my active duty dependant ID expired).  He already got a new Retired ID so we couldn't use his.  I was worried about this because we were planning on going for a while now and I noticed when I went to fill out the paper work online for the free tickets that it was only Active duty.  I called and talked with a couple people but they all kept telling me we couldn't get in on Joe's ID, even though he just retired on the 25th of May. So I bought one ticket for him discounted on post knowing Michael and I could still get in on my ID.  So this morning when we got there I was getting my ticket and the lady said we could put Joe on there. Sweet!  So now I have an extra ticket to Sea World.  Anyone want it?  It's yours for what I paid-$41. Normal priced is $60.  So I was happy about that.  What I wasn't happy about was the fact that I forgot my camera!  I had to buy a cheap disposable one.  I can't remember the last time I used one of those but I hope it will be the last because the picture quality stinks!  So that is why these pictures are terrible quality.  Needless to say we had fun even though it was scorching hot and 3 bottles of water was $8. Ouch.

Here we are waiting for "The Cannery Row Caper" show to begin with sea lions & a cute little otter.

My sit n stand stroller was a must along with my favorite accessory of the day: an umbrella that clasps onto the stroller.  This was a life saver for Michael, there wasn't a cloud in sight.

Sitting while watching Elmo and friends sing and dance at the Bay of Play

Michael's first roller coaster ride- a Shamu ride

First carousel ride.

Michael & Joe fed dolpins at the Dolphin Cove for the first time. 

All these firsts you'd think we didn't get out much.

What happens when you let a 3yr old take pictures with a non-digital screen camera:

exibit a:

exibit b:

Not a pretty one of Joe but Michael got my whole face.

Michael said his favorite thing was the Believe show with the killer whales.  We were late to that show and it was packed.  Thankfully we decided to still try and find a seat instead of standing at the top like many others.  The few pics I did take in the outdoor stadium didn't turn out since it was shady and I bought the cheap camera with no flash.  :(  Michael said his least favorite was "Lights, Camera, Imagination!" in 4-D. 

4-D included bubbles, wind, vibration & lastly water, which was Michael's least favorite part.