Dining with a 9,000 lb Killer Whale....

It's not everyday that you have the chance to dine with a 9,000 pound whale. As one of our excursions in San Diego, we decided to "Dine with Shamu". The whale's name was Ulysses and he is the biggest killer whale (weighing in at 9,150 lbs) at Sea World San Diego.... and he was quite large. Little Man wanted to be sure everyone had their badge, so it was a bit challenging to get him to look at the camera.

Here's our whale coming up to say "hi"

When the announcer said to get the cameras ready, Big Man promptly picked up Little Man and headed to the fence... Another women (without child) was heading to the same place, so as any good protective father would do, he passsively shoulder checked the women to grab the front row fence spot. I have to say, it was worth it. Take a look at the view. We could almost pet the whale... well, I'm not sure you would want to pet him, but feeding him snow would be an option.

Big Man's look of absolute delight....

That's the wrap for Sea World with the exception of the attached video of the Shamu Rocks show.... no worries, it's just to show everyone what a great time we could have on a Caravan trip to Sea World!

Well, and Little Man and I are heading off to Big Sky Montana, so stay tuned for some beautiful green pictures coming your way.

Paradise in San Diego

Every year my family takes a vacation and this year we decided to venture to the coast of San Diego. I checked the temperature and the high while we were there would be 74 degrees...I thought about what to pack .... sweatshirt, hat, and definately a scarf! We loaded everything including the kitchen sink into our expandable suitcase (which came in weighing 49 lbs... YIPPIE) and headed to the coast. We are very excited to be on the plane, well at least Big Man is... And of course don't forget the nap schedule.... Then off to the boardwalk for some fun on a bike ride, with the exception of the crazy driver. Check out the video montage of the bike ride and the first half of the day at SeaWorld. Little Man loved the animals, except for the sharks, those were a bit on the scary side.

How Would You Mix a Jar of Organic Peanut Butter?

Well, I before I post our San Diego vacation pictures, I needed to post this time sensitive information. This afternoon some friends were over swimming and my mom came running to the back door screaming "Oh my goodness, I spilled peanut butter everywhere!". To most people this may be shocking, but my mom has done many things that don't really surprise me anymore. Also, for the record she didn't spill peanut butter, it was more like she attemped to use the electric mixer to mix it and it flew ALL over the kitchen. And of course being the wonderful blogger that I am, I decided to take some pictures before cleaning up the mess (a little against my OCD cleanliness, but it was worth it :)I promise the "stuff" on the wall is peanut butter, you should see the floor we are STILL sliding on the natural oil....
With the pictures posted above, the question that runs through my mind, is where is the silver spoon that I would've used to mix the jar of peanut butter? Hmmm. I love my mom, she keeps me on my toes :)

And of course I wanted to include some pictures of the crew playing out in the sand box while my mom, Jen, and I cleaned up the kitchen. Take special note of Little Man's muscle's....