Sea World

Jeff and I took the girls for a three-day weekend at Sea World in San Diego. There is a section of the park that is more or less geared towards toddlers called Sesame Street Bay of Play that is essentially a theme park within a theme park. There are three kiddy rides and and the rest of it is a water- and Sesame Street-themed playground. We spent a good chunk of Saturday and Sunday letting Mia run around the Bay of Play, which you can see some pictures of above. We also went to see one show, and we figured Shamu's Believe was the one to see if you're only going to see one. At the end of it, Mia was saying, "More animals. More animals." So I think it was a good pick. On our last day there, Mia got to meet Cookie Monster, Bert, Ernie, Elmo, and Big Bird. The look on her face when she hugged Cookie was just priceless! :o)

Mia also seemed to enjoy walking through some of the aquariums (especially the ones that had any hands-on component), and she definitely loved the exhibits that let her touch animals. She absolutely squealed at the rays when they splashed at her. :o)