Our vacation

Jaden has been asking to go to Sea World for at least four years now...I guess good things finally come to those who wait because she finally got her wish and we headed off on our first official family vacation to San Antonio. Joe and I are not big travelers but every now and then we like to do something to make the little one happy!!! We went with some of our friends and their kids and had a really good time, plus it was a great way to end the summer for Jaden.

We had just ridden this water ride, but J didn't think she got quite wet enough, so she took Jace down for a splash from the next group.

Here's Jaden and Jace with Shamu.

We got in a couple of shows in between the roller coasters...J's main focus...and they were really fun and entertaining. Even Jaden liked them after we pulled her away from the rides and convinced her that if you go to Sea World you actually need to see some sea creatures!!!

This was the dolphin show, Viva, and was our favorite of the ones we saw.

I had a really hard time getting a picture of the dolphins in the air...mostly I got pictures of the splash afterward...but did finally manage to get one.

Then of course we watched the show with Shamu called Believe. It was a pretty good show too. Jaden made sure we sat in the "splash zone" so afterward we were covered with really cold salt water...she thought it was hilarious. I would have liked it better if I would have had on some fast drying shorts, denim is not good for really cold salt water in case you were wondering.

Here is Jaden and her daddy on her favorite roller coaster. She road this one 5 or 6 times I think.

She got a little tired towards the end of day one...there was a lot of walking involved going from show to show and ride to ride. Luckily she had her daddy to give her a lift every now and then.

At the end of the day he was there to hold her hand and make sure she had a great time...that's what daddy's are for!!!

We spent our second day there in the water park area, but I didn't get my camera out for that. Our first official family vacation was a big success, who knows maybe Jaden won't have to wait another 8 years to go on the second one!!!