What's not to love about sea world?

We decided it was high time for a family vacation (a whole 5 day vacation-- it was awesome!) We went to San Diego and took the kids to Sea World for the first time. It was a blast-- probably my favorite part of our trip! Parker was so excited to go see the the whales, penguins, sharks and "dolpins"(dolphins)!

 But he wasn't so excited that I started taking so many pictures of him... a mother has to document her child's first time to a place like Sea World! Come on! He'll learn to accept it soon hopefully. :)

 Our kids were too little to go on Journey To The Atlantis ride (the only cool ride at Sea World) so I made Steve go by himself since he has never been on it before. Sorry random lady, but you're in our picture: Say Cheese!

 He's such a big boy to go on the ride all by himself!

 Hudson had to get a picture with the penguins to show off his adorable penguin hat!

 Look at those chubby cheeks! Man that kid is so darn cute!

 Hudson was SO happy all day and never cried even once! He was so fascinated with all of the new things to look at and see for the first time. I think I might have kissed his cheeks at least 200 times that day. What's not to love about this little chubby cheek, penguin face? Seriously.

 Seeing the world through your children's eyes is probably the most fun, rewarding, exciting thing in the world as a parent.

 Parker's favorite part was the sharks! 

I think it's because he got to sit on his daddy's shoulders while going through the shark tunnel.

 Sharks scare me to death. But I'm glad Parker enjoyed it!

More on our Sea World vacation tomorrow. I took SO many pictures, it was too many for one post!

Stay tuned...