As I stated before, Caden LOVES animals, so we thought a perfect Christmas present for him would be to go to SeaWorld. Needless to say, it was big hit.
He was mesmerized...
We had to see the baby alligators, of course.
Waiting for Shamu!
Then, we headed over to the kiddie rides. Caden was so brave and rode the holiday train by himself!
We banged on the steel drums (on a side note, he kept telling us before this that he wanted Santa to bring him drums so he could bang on them...no idea where that came from)
Caden and Shamu!
Not so sure of the fiddler crab ride at first...
Then, he decided he loved it.
And rode it again and again and again...
No hands!
The Polar Express! Yes, it was pretty real and even let off steam unexpectedly, which scared Caden half to death at first.
One of Caden's favorites was the polar bear. Sadly, this was the only picture we could get of him.
Of course, after you see the polar bear, they drop you into the polar bear gift shop, where Caden had to have a big stuffed polar bear that he carried around the whole time and now sleeps with every night.
The flamingos (note the polar bear on his back)
Petting some sort of spiny dragon.
Caden and daddy on the Shamu Express!
As soon as we arrived at the park (at 9am), we made reservations to eat at the Sharks Underwater Grill. It was worth every penny...look at how close we were.
The beautiful sea of trees lit up at night. 9am was important to say that we got there, because we didn't leave until around 10pm. It was a long day Caden actually fell asleep on me at 7:30 waiting for the Shamu night show to start.
Since our tickets were good for two days, we decided to go back for a half a day on Sunday to ride more rides and see some of his favorite shows again...Daddy and Caden again on the rides!
Fiddler crab ride again...
Choo, choo.
And a final trip to the polar bear.
Caden loved it and it was a great age to take him. The only issue was that he didn't quite understand the whole standing in line and waiting aspect, but as long as we had snacks, we were okay. It was a great Harrell family trip! Next up, maybe Busch Gardens or Disney World, but not for a while. We were worn out!
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