The City and Sea World - Day #2

What a weekend!!!  Sea World did not open until noon today so we had a huge breakfast before exploring the city for a few hours.  Hour hotel room faced the river.  Collin saw several boats going up and down the river so we thought it would be fun to take a boat ride.  It was an informative, relaxing 30 minute ride.  Collin's favorite was to count all of the ducks he saw.  He wanted me to help and kept tipping my head down to face the water if he saw I was looking another direction.  Funny at first but annoying later because I was trying to look around at the great scenery.

After the boat ride, we still had a few hours before we headed to Sea World so we walked to the Alamo that was really close to our hotel. It was special for me to be there because, the last time I was there, I did not have my boys in my life.  Also, I had been here several times as a kid.  I enjoyed watching Collin fascinated with the same things I was.  I really liked looking at the old guns in the display case.  He did not want to walk around outside as much as I did as a kid though.  His attention span was not long because he was focused on going to Sea World.

In front of The Alamo

Really cool tree inside the Alamo walls

Looking at the "map" to see where we were

We took our time heading back to the hotel where we planned to rest for an hour before leaving again.  We had to walk back past the waterfall because we told Collin we would.  That kid sure does have a memory.  He did not let us forget anything we said we would do....and especially if it involved or interested him.

Collin had to count every step we took up or down while walking around

So excited to see the waterfall

Day 2 of Sea World was just as great as Day 1.  We started with the sea lion show that we missed yesterday.  Continuing with a Christmas theme, it was really cute.  Collin liked the sea otter because he was so cute. 

I was really excited about Day 2 because I wanted to ride, and did, the two adult roller coasters.  I wondered if I would love them as much as I did as a kid....and I did.  Collin really did not want me to go the first time and gave me a huge hug before I headed to the coaster line.  What a ride!!!  I loved it and would have done it again but wanted to not keep the family waiting any longer.  I liked the Steel Eel better than the Great White Shark which was the suspended coaster.  Both were a ton of fun but the Steel Eel was scarier.  We saw the penguin exhibit in between the two rides.  Collin did not say as long as I thought he would...maybe because it really smelled like fish in the exhibit.

There I go.  The second to the last car in the back waving to the boys.

The Great White Shark

Collin and Daddy where going to ride the water ride but Collin hurt himself on the stairs when he was not paying attention.  He then turned into a grouchy little boy that "can't walk because my bone is broken" and wanted one of us to carry him.  Yes, he did scrap his leg in two places and there was a little blood.  We stopped to have a snack thinking this would help but he only cried more because it burned.  I found two band-aids that he said made it worse.  Distraction time was needed so we headed to the Shamu show with the other Killer Whales.  The show was FANTASTIC.  Glad I was not sitting on the first half of the benches.  Those people got soaked!

Probably one of my favorite parts of the day was to ride a roller coaster with Collin.  He was not sure about it at first but then did ride it with me.  No, this was not one of the big ones.  It was the coaster in the Sesame Street section of the part.  He asked if it was fast and I told him that it was not as fast as the ones I road.  He did great!  During the ride after the first loop, he told me he was scared ... but was smiling.  When it stopped but we were still on it, he looked over at me and said, "You were wrong Mommy.  That was fast!"

This was right after he told me he was scared.  See, he looks fine.

Right up front.  Oh baby!

He road the carousel next before we headed home.  As with other carousel rides, he picked out which animal he wanted to ride before the turn before him stopped for him to get one.  The purple zebra was all his. 

On the way out of the park and back to the car, we had fun goofing off.

It was Collin's idea to show our butts....I promise!

This is as funny as we could get at this point

We stopped to pick up a stuffed animal that we promised he could have.  He talked about Elmo both days but when it came down to it, it took him 20 minutes to decide between Elmo and a really soft whale.  I am sure it was a tough decision because the whale was so soft.  He did end up picking out a small Elmo which he slept with on the way home.

We had so much fun that I am sure we will be back again.


A great weekend must come to an end