Sea World Regulars

Okay, so we aren't really "regulars" yet, but with Sea World down the street and the great Fun Pass deal (pay for a day, get the rest of 2011 free), we figure we will be hitting Sea World pretty frequently. This last weekend was someone's first trip to Sea World... Guess who?... Nope. Nate's! I'd taken Landon once before, but Friday was actually Nate's first time to Sea World. We had a great time checking out some of the exhibits and the dolphin show. Fortunately, because we live so close and get to go free the rest of the year, we didn't feel like we had to do everything. It was a great first trip!

We checked out the Beluga whales with their funny heads:
Our favorite part was definitely the polar bears. We timed it perfectly where we saw the trainers lay out the food and then let the bears out to eat. One came extra close to the glass so Landon got a good look:
He was pretty cute checking them out with his daddy:
I guess because they had just been fed the polar bears were WAY more energetic than I had ever seen before. One kept playing with this blue barrel like you might see a kitten play with a ball of yarn. He would even climb onto the edge of the cliff and then pounce on it in the water. It was so awesome to see. What can I say, I love polar bears :)
We also checked out the penguins:
And then finally we went to catch our one show of the day, the dolphin show:
It was pretty hot out as we sat waiting for the show to start, but someone didn't want to keep his hat on... Can you tell why we call him q-tip head?

Too much fun...
leads to complete exhaustion:
It was a good day and I can't wait to return again. With Sea World Friday and beach days Saturday and Sunday we definitely had a great weekend :)