Sea World and Disneyland

Unlike Sunday, Monday's drive down to San Diego was great.  We made great time down to Sea World.  By the time we got all unpacked and in the gates, we didn't have to wait long for the park to open.  The weather was nice and sunny, but a little cool.

We got to see all the fun animals and see all the fun shows.  They didn't have the Shamu show running because Shamu just had a baby.  But we did get to see the baby and watch the trainers train the whales, that was really neat.  We almost missed the training because it was hard to find where they were doing it, but it worked out in the end and it was fun to see so many tricks up close. 

We of course loved the dolphin show.  Dolphins are Tony's favorite animals.  They also have divers who do flips off of things, that is fun to watch too.  We got some popcorn to eat while watching the show and Josh just loved that.
We also enjoyed seeing the animals and riding the few rides that they have.  They do have one new roller coaster, but non of us rode it. 

The kids loved the play ground.  Sea World has an awesome play ground for kids and even a little padded area for the little kids (like Megan) to play.  So much fun.  We got to go on some rides and Tyler loved the water rides.   Josh liked the flying ride.  We got to feed the sting ray and the seals.  The boys chickened out on feeding the sting ray, so Tony and I did it.  It was neat.  The boys did like feeding the seals.  Grandma really spoiled us with all the fish we got to feed the seals, so fun.

The next two days we went to Disneyland.  It was cloudy and rained a little off and on during the first day.  One time it started raining pretty bad, but we were able to be under a cover and then on a ride while it was the worst.  We were out in the open for the first little bit of it, so that was an adventure.  We were glad to be protected when the down pour came.  The next day was sunny and better.

We were really happy that Josh was tall enough this time to go on more rides.  Tyler wanted to go on Splash Mountain first so we decided that would be a good one to take Josh on too.  He said he didn't really like it.  He didn't like the drops.  We think he doesn't like the feeling he gets in his stomach when he drops.  Also I think he didn't like the dark.

So Josh went on Winnie the Pooh while we took Tyler on Splash Mountain again.  Josh is still really scared of the dark/scary rides.  He didn't like Snow White, or any ride like it.  It is pretty funny how many rides are scary and dark.  He did like the Rockets, Dumbo, Buzz, the Carousel, Pooh, etc.  He liked the outside rides that were fast, or went up and down.  I think he liked being able to see what was going to happen.  That is hard to do on the dark inside rides...maybe.

Megan seems to like Disneyland too.  The first day she did better being held while we waited in lines, but day two she had enough and wanted to walk around and explore.  So we would let her get down and walk around.  We would get lots of "looks" and comments about how little she was to be walking.  She would just look around and take it all in.

She didn't nap a ton.  She would fall asleep in the car on the way to the park and then she would fight taking another nap later in the day.  The first day she fell asleep in the evening and Tony decided to just hold her so we found Tony a nice and dry place to hang out while Grandma, Tyler, Josh and I went on some more rides.  It was getting chilly that night, but we did pretty good with just our jackets on.

We ended up eating at the place that Tony was hanging out with Megan.  After dinner I took Megan and they headed over to do some more rides on the other side of the park.  Megan woke up pretty quickly after they left, so then I went and met up with them.  On the way Megan and I were able to see the last part of the parade, so that was fun.  We decided to go home after that.  It was getting cold and we were done.  It was a good thing that we left then because on our way back our car it started sprinkling, then about an hour after that it down poured and even hailed...hard.  

The second day the weather was much better.  It was a little cold in the morning, but nice and sunny.  We did go over to California Adventures, but we were not able to get on the new Cars ride.  The line for the ride was always just too long.  That is the one ride that we didn't get to go on this trip just because of the wait time.  It's too hard to wait over an hour with three little kids for one ride.

We did go on Woody's Roundup ride.  It is one of my favorites, super fun.   We had some lunch and then Megan went down for her nap so we decided to let the boys play in the big park they have.  They enjoyed that and I found a nice spot to sit and hold Megan while they played.  Grandma and Tony took Josh and Tyler on Soarin' Over California and Megan and I went for a stroller ride.  I walked her over to the main street and we got to watch the parade.  I also enjoy watching the performances and Megan just sat their nicely in the stroller.  We were able to find a great spot to park the stroller and watch the whole thing front and center.

After that I really wasn't feeling well.  I had starting coughing a little earlier in the day and now my chest hurt when I coughed so we decided to leave the park and Tony took me to the Urgent Care.  The doctor told me I had bronchitis and sent me home with some medicine.

The next day I felt even worse.  So we switched days we were going to go back to Disneyland to Friday in hopes that I would feel better by then.  So they all went to a swap meet in the morning and then after lunch Margie, Tony, and the boys went to the beach.  Megan and I stayed back and hung out at the hotel.  I was feeling  a little better, so that worked out good.  Megan would just eat the sand and be fussy.

I went down hill that night.  Hot, cold, achy all over, coughing, etc.  So Tony took me back to the Urgent Care and they said that I probably have the flu.  So currently, I am at the hotel while Tony and the others are at Disneyland.  I feel really bad that I have messed up plans and that I am putting the others out.  I just really hope that I feel better tomorrow because that is when we start the journey home.  We are going to drive to St. George tomorrow and I hope that it all works out.