day two: SeaWorld

Yesterday was our second day on this wonderful vacation. We all woke up, still pretty tired from the drive, and walked over to SeaWorld. Surprisingly the lines were non-existent for the rides and entrance to the park. We walked right up, got tickets, and walked into the park. Since our group of 8 was a little large to do everything together, we split up. I took the teenagers and we went to ride the roller coaster Kraken and water ride Journey to Atlantis. We rode the coaster a few times and then accidentally met up with the rest of the group. We all then attended the Shamu show. This show was soo amazing.It was called "Believe" and the killer whales were very fun to watch and were even choreographed to the music. It was 100% better than the last time I saw the show. Here is a picture of the Shamu Stadium:




Besides the rides and Shamu Show we saw countless numbers of animals ranging from sharks to penguins to alligators and all kinds of fish. After a full day at the park, the bigger kids went to Don Pablos and had a great dinner with Mom while the youngsters swam at the hotel.

Here are a few pictures from our day at the park. Next up-EPCOT!

22 hours on the road then..FLORIDA!

Well I have been getting complaints that I haven't been updating very often so what better time is there than when I am on vacation!!

so...here goes...

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After an interesting, long, stressful, funny, stinky, and never-ending car ride from Missouri to Florida semi-non-stop (we did have many eating and bathroom breaks) we finally made it to our condo today. We have stayed at many hotels and condos in our travels but this is the nicest by far. It is a condo complex done by Hilton Hotels. Here are a few pics.

This was our first glance of the hotel and its lobby





The living area of the condo.


one of the many pools


Our condo form across the pond.


A view of the sunset when walking to SeaWorld which is within walking distance from our hotel!


Tomorrow we are off to SeaWorld..rain or shine. The weather does call for rain off and on all day but we will still have fun. The rest of the week has a beautiful forecast!

Fun With Family Pictures!

My friend introduced me to a new web site that you can edit photos on!

Here is a sample...