Since Miguel and I were married, before we even had kids, we have always talked about taking our kids to Sea World.  We wanted to take them to see Shamu, play in the water park, and feed the dolphins.  This weekend our dream came true….but I think the parents were the only ones excited!!  As we drag out kids out of the house, they just want to watch TV.  They have no desire to “see the fish.”  I think, despite our best efforts to explain Sea World, they thought it was going to be a giant aquarium.  Once we got to the hotel, they were so excited to be there that they want to get into their pajamas and jump on the beds.  But it was only 1:00pm and we were ready to start our Sea World adventures.  With swimsuits and sunscreen on, we headed for Sea World.  First stop was the water park….it was sooooo hot!!!!!!  The spent the rest of the day playing the water, sliding down the slides, riding the waves in the wave pool, and running under the sprinklers.  It was a fantastic afternoon of family fun.  The next day we planned to spend the majority of the day at Sea World with a little surprise trip for dinner.  The first trip for the day was to see Shamu.  The boys wanted Shamu to splash them soooo bad.  We made it to the front of the stands into the “Splash Zone.”  However, after an AMAZINGLY cool show, my kids walked away very sad that they were dry!!  They loved the show.  They loved that the whales were like giant dogs that swim and do tricks.  But, still they walked away with dry clothes and wet eyes!!  At this point, it’s hot, my kids are crying, and I’m DONE!!  After a quick lunch (and still wet eyes), we head to a different section of water park.  Thankfully, after a bit of lunch and some cool water, everyone’s mood changed and were were set to see another show.  We then headed to the Azul show.  Let’s put it this way….DON”T leave Sea World without seeing this show!!!  It was amazing!!!  There were acrobats, synchronized swimmers, whales, dolphins, humor…AMAZING!!!!  They boys LOVED it!!  After Azul, and some riding the waves in the wave pool, we headed to feed the dolphins.  It was sooooo cool!!  The boys loved it some much.  After a very quick clothes changes at the hotel we headed to the Riverwalk for dinner on the river and a river boat ride.  The boys had a great time feeding the pigeons with the chips from dinner and loved the boat ride.  The next day, we headed back to Sea World for a shorter day.  From the meltdown from the day before, we realized that they kids needed to get cool in the water BEFORE was walked around.  So first things first, we headed to the sprinkler park and then a repeat performance at the Shamu show because the boys NEEDED Shamu to get them wet.  Oh course, the best laid plans go array, and the boys HATED getting wet by Shamu because the water was soooo cold!!  Next stop was the penguin aquarium.  They really liked the penguins, but next stop was the seals.  They boys got to feed the seals and they found that very funny.  Seals are very impatient and will squawk and hit the water with their flippers to get your attention!!  They boys loved that they seemed to be talking to them!!  The last stop of our Sea World adventure was to the souvenir shop.  The boys have waited very patiently for this moment.  By the end of the of our Sea World adventure, we left with a stuffed Shamu doll for Van, dolphin slippers for Max, two exhausted kids, two happy (but extremely exhausted) parents, and memories galore!!