An afternoon at the mall.

Kevin had found a coupon for half off a deep clean.  So, when the maids showed up, I didn't want to hang around with 2 kids that would be in their way.  I wasn't quite sure what to do since it was the afternoon and over 90 degrees outside.  Then I remembered--Inflataworld.  It's a bouncy house place at the mall.  Bingo.

We got in and Logan took off running as soon as I had his socks on.  Scarlet wasn't so sure.  I couldn't get too many good pics since the lighting sucked.  And, I got more of Scarlet since she was stuck with me and it was hard to keep up with the boy.  He had a blast though.  I am sure he would love to go back.

After Inflataworld, we took a ride on the mall train.  Logan liked it at first, but he got annoyed that he had to stay seated.  And maybe, he got bored of the mall scenery...wouldn't you?

 

The last thing we did was ride the dollar carousel.  Logan saw it on the train ride, so I told him we could do it.  Scarlet wanted to ride too, even though it said 3+.  Oh well.  She had fun and I felt she would be okay on it.

Sea World June 2013

The final unit Logan and Scarlet learned about at school this year was the ocean.  Logan talked about sharks several times outside of school, so that got me to thinking.  There was one week between the end of the school year and when Logan started his summer pre-k program.   It would be the perfect time to take them to San Antonio to go to Sea World.

It took about 2 hours to get there.  We upgraded to preferred parking, and boy was that the right thing to do.  We were so close to the gate.  We got our tickets and the first thing we did was take a picture just outside of the park.

We walked into the park and went right to see the sea lions.  Logan really liked them and recognized them right away.  Luckily there were windows in the wall so Scarlet could see too.

I thought it would be fun to let Logan feed the sea lions.

After the sea lions we went to the penguin house.  I think he enjoyed looking at the penguins as much as he enjoyed the moving sidewalk in front of the penguin enclosure.

Before lunch we sat down for a bit and saw a show at Azul.  It starred 2 beluga whales and some porpoises. 

When we returned from lunch (a fabulous meal of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches eaten in the back of the rav--Sea World doesn't allow you to bring in sandwiches), we went to Dolphin Cove to see the, you guessed it, the dolphins.  First we just went and looked, but the dolphins were more interested in the guests who had bought fish to feed them, so we hopped in line and bought some fish too.  Logan and I took turns feeding the dolphins.  I got to touch one.  It was harder than I thought it would be, and it was totally smooth.  For some reason I thought they would feel slimy like fish.

Our next stop was the shark tank/coral reef.  Logan really enjoyed going up to the glass of the tanks to see the fish and the sharks.  Scarlet was getting restless in the stroller, so I let her out to walk around a bit.

 

The last thing we did was go to see Shamu.  I think that they enjoyed it...what they saw of it that is.  By that time, I am sure they were getting hot and tired and a little bit antsy.  I enjoyed it.  I wish I could have seen more.

Before the show, I promised  Logan if he sat through the show, we would go get some popcorn.  Well, we walked around and around and couldn't find any.  So, we settled on on soft serve.  It was well deserved.  He did very well today.  He only had 2 crying fits.  He never ran away from me.  And he walked almost the entire time.

We both have fun passes, so I can wait to take them back to the park again this summer.  Maybe next time Kevin can come with us.