Sea World or Bust

So, we had season tickets to Sea World that we got last Spring Break.  We wanted to use them before they expired, so we hoped on priceline and bid for a hotel at a ridiculously low price - after all, the point of the weekend was FREE entry - and then headed out to Sea World.

The potential for it to be a bad weekend was ripe: 45 minutes of a screaming baby on the way up (she woke up from her nap too early and was not happy to be pinned in the car), sisters who yelled at the baby to stop yelling, a smoking room in a fairly low-end joint, one king size bed for all 5 McClintons, and a rainy, drizzly, cold day at the park.

But you know what I love about my husband? We just decided it was going to be a good weekend because we were together and were able to genuinely have a great time.

So the baby screamed on the way up.  A stop at Buc-ees and some fresh air solved the problem.  So the room was gross and stinky... the girls never complained, loved cuddling and watching tv, and it was only for one night, after all.

And the rain and the cold?  It guaranteed that the dolphins were feeling frisky and that there were almost no crowds.  We got to do everything we had hoped to do with no crowds.  Pretty awesome.

Avery fed the dolphins but said her favorite part was the shows (all of them!), Kate said hers was the penguins (which we went through three times), and Reese loved all of the "ish", most especially Shamu.  She kept asking me for "more!" every time Shamu jumped.  Mama and Daddy both agreed: the dolphins in the feeding/touching tank were the favorite for them.  Such a good weekend together, despite the occasional unfortunate circumstance.

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