Seaport Village & USS Midway

Grace rides on her first carousel.

Mommy got to be a kid again.

The girls wanted to stop and pet every dog.

Checking out the map at Seaport Village.

The Star of India.

Grace enjoys eating dad's clam chowder.

The USS Midway.

Just awesome.

A tribute to "The Greatest Generation."

Notice the little kid by the woman's foot. It was breath-taking.

A tribute to Bob Hope and all he did to support the troops.

We also ventured over the Bay Bridge into downtown San Diego. We stopped to walk around Seaport Village where the girls went on their first carousel ride. In hindsight, we should have picked the horses that didn't move up and down. They were both a little scared to ride all by themselves, even though we were right there beside them.

We also went to the harbor where we enjoyed dinner at Anthony's Seafood Grotto. Years ago, I used to go there often when I lived practically across the street in the Gaslamp Quarter. The USS Midway was nearby and a sight to behold. The pictures don't do it justice but it was massive and quite inspiring with the sun setting in the background. You couldn't help but feel a sense of patriotism and great pride in our country.

Sea World

Daddy & Faith on an Elmo ride.

Mommy and the girls get slapped around on a flying fish.

Snack time.

The girls meet Big Bird.

Daddy and the girls pose with Abby Cadabby.

It's Elmo!

Chatting with Zoe.

Beautiful dolphins.

The Shamu Show.

Awww... too much fun for the day.

We took the girls to Sea World on the Tuesday after Labor Day. It was their first time experiencing a big theme park and they did very well. The highlights of Sea World include meeting Elmo and his friends, playing at the Sesame Street Bay of Play, seeing the dolphins and of course, the Shamu show.

We actually covered much of the park in the 4 hours that we were there. By the time we saw the Shamu show, the girls were pretty tired and didn't know what to make of the big, black and white whale who jumps out of the water. Afterwards though, they couldn't stop talking about it the entire week. I think Shamu was even a bigger hit than Elmo!

We will definitely be going back to Sea World soon!

*Thanks to our friends, Hailey and Derek on their tips regarding Sea World. You were right! The food there was bad so the cooler of snacks, sandwiches and drinks that we brought were very helpful!