Day #2

This morning we recieved word that a fellow cancer patient has passed away. Not a great way to start the day but we made the most of it anyway . . .

We let the kids feed the dolphins. It was a neat experience but they

were all a little to shy to touch them!

Posing with a few of the trainers. The guy on the right was a trainer in Florida. He knew/worked with the lady that was killed a few months back. Good thing Matti wasn't listening when he was telling the people next to us about it:)

This walrus was a hit with the boys. He was spitting his food out against the glass and then sucking it back in. Quite sick to watch but they were mesmerized by it!

Our last stop of the day was at the Sea Lion Show. I wanted the kids to see them but wasn't sure about taking time for the show . . . . and then . . . it hit me! (my siblings will appreciate this!!) "Sammy the Seal" popped into my head. Does anyone remember reading "Sammy the Seal"? I told Matt that I all the sudden wanted to go. He rolled his eyes at me and agreed to go. It was the highlight of the day for most of us! The show was much more interactive than Shamu and the Seals are really amazing! Loved it!

Ended the day at Mission Beach. Our GPS seemed to be off a bit on the location but we weren't the only people following our misguided GPS. There was at least one other car we watched back out of the narrow dead-end street:) Kase fell asleep again but we managed to wake him up for a photo op. He was to intrigued by the water to look at me. The kids kept begging today to go to the beach so they could swim. Still not warm enough to get in our bathing suits, much less swim, but we are not complaining. Heard we had four inches of snow today in the Cache Valley!

Things I learned today: #1 -When you are having a bad hair/outfit day and leave the house so discouraged, go to your local carnival, county fair, Sea World, ect. It will make everything better:) #2 - When you think you are ripping the dryer off at the hotel by shorting it a quarter . . . it will have the last laugh!

It's 1:30 a.m. Second day of vacation has passed and I just finished with three loads of laundry. What??? I would feel sorry for myself but there were three other ladies ahead of me using the washer and dryer . . . at least I'm not alone!!