Sea World weekend

Well, we just enjoyed our FIRST family vacation since Anya's birth, and we all had TONS of fun!






Shamu splash! From returning to the "agua boy" show, commonly known as "Viva," to Ethan's riding on his first roller coaster and water slide, we had such a good time. We all decided to fully enjoy the orca experience by sitting on the fifth row in the "splash zone." It was hot. What's a little splash? Well.. the show WAS magical from that seat. We loved it, and then came the infamous audience splash when the trainers ask the audience to give the "splash me" wave to the whales. We were caught up in all of the excitement when one of the whales swam by and splashed us. We all got drenched in the 50 degree salt water, and Anya began to cry. I grabbed her and ran up the stairs to the stadium to higher ground while Ethan and Jesse continued the "splash me" wave. FIVE of the killer whales in the show then turned around and began smacking the water sending a tsunami of cold, salt water onto the boys. THEY WERE SOAKED!



Anya is communicating more and more. She signs "milk" and waves "hello." She says "dah dah," and when Witch Hazel walked into the room she said, "Kih-tEE." Now.. she's only done it once, so we aren't certain that it wasn't a coincidence. BUT... hey... ????? Other than that, she's a squishy ball of cuteness and giggles! I forgot HOW much I love this age!