One of Vincent's fraternity brothers from college was in town on vacation with his family for the month, so we met up with them on Wednesday and spent the entire day with them at Seaworld. What a day it was!!! We woke up and loaded the kids in the car... spent 11 hours at Seaworld...closed the park...and got home a little after midnight. I was exhausted the next day, but it was well worth it! The kids got to feed both the sea lions and the dolphins; watched the dolphin show; saw the beluga whales, polar bears and penguins; had dinner with shamu; played in the awesome sesame street area and ended it all with a fireworks show! AND mommy and daddy got to go on an adult rollercoaster/water ride not only once, but 2 times!!! It was awesome! I forgot how much fun (some) roller coasters can be! ;) What an adreniline rush! I loved it!-it reminded me of my 20's when my sister and I traveled all over sky diving, scuba diving and bungee jumping at any chance we could get!
Thank you to Mark, Lisa, Hope and Hunter for an amazing day at Seaworld. We had a wonderful time together and hope to see you guys again soon!!!
A beluga whale. I couldn't get over how beautiful it was.
But this could be the most beautiful thing ever to me...Ella & Jacob
Hunter, Jacob, Hope and Ella. What sweet, sweet kids Hope and Hunter are.
Jacob and Ella the next morning...we were all exhausted. ;)
A beluga whale. I couldn't get over how beautiful it was.
But this could be the most beautiful thing ever to me...Ella & Jacob
Hunter, Jacob, Hope and Ella. What sweet, sweet kids Hope and Hunter are.
Ella is definitely a lucky girl...twice this week we went to Hurricane Harbor! First we went on a mommy/daughter trip with our friends Jaimie, Mackenzie and Luke & Tami, Bella and Lila. It was an amazing day-I think we were there about 5 hours! The next trip was with Vincent and Jacob!
It has been so hot here lately that we have spent almost everyday in the water for the past 2 weeks! Between our community pool only a block away, pool playdates, a water park just minutes away and beaches all around us...we are spoiled with the different ways to cool off in this 90 degree weather! Thanks Grandma & Grandpa for the new water vests...can't wait to test them out!!!
Ella & Luke-too cute
If you look closely in the first picture you can see a black arrow I added that is pointing to the tall white building behind Ella. This is the building in downtown Chicago where Vincent and I were married except these buildings are made out of legos. Pretty cool to see the city skyline in legos!
Ella has just recently got into superheros, especially Spiderman. She asks me all the time if we can buy a Spiderman movie. 
The next set of pictures is from a Children's Museum near my parents house. Ella LOVES this place and asks to go there everytime we visit (which we do) :) This was Jacobs 1st time there where he could actually participate...I'm not sure who enjoyed it more! Fun, Fun!
Love the 'do dad! ;)
The next set is from the dog park my parents take their dog to. They have a playground there that the kids greatly enjoyed! What an amazing Uncle my brother is! The BEST! He played with and entertained Ella & Jacob our entire visit! It was great because I got a little break and also I got one-on-one time with each kid as well! My kids love Stevie so much! :)
Next is Pirate's Cove. It is a theme park that is designed for 2-8 year olds! Again, the kids loved this place and can't wait to go back again! Most of the rides adults were not allowed on...it was so incredibly sweet watching Ella take her brother on the rides and make sure he was okay.
More pool fun at my parents!
Ella asked me to take this picture of her because she thought she looked "just like Ariel". Melt me!
