Florida trip days 1 & 2

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Day 1 - We flew out of Flint on Tuesday, December 1st.  Thankfully we had an uneventful flight and made it to Orlando in just under 3 hours.  It was the kids' first time flying and they were nervously excited, but both did well and stayed awake the entire time.  We came to our "rental house" (cousin Lynn's house), unpacked, the kids swam for a bit, and then we headed out for dinner.  We ate at The Ale House in Davenport.  Leave it to my dad to find us a good deal....kids eat free on Tuesdays!!  We even got to sit outside and eat, the temperature was about 80 degrees.  By the time we got back to the house, we watched a little tv and we were all ready for bed!!

Day 2 - We got to Sea World just before the park opened.  For the first couple hours, we felt like the Griswolds at Wally World....we were riding rides all by ourselves with no waiting in line! It was great!!  It did get busier later in the afternoon but it still wasn't too crowded.  We watched many shows - Shamu whale show, the dolphin and bird show, the sea lion and otter show, and the animal show (trained cats, dogs, a mouse and a skunk, too!).  The shows were incredible!  The kids agreed that their favorite part of the day was the Shamu roller coaster.  Cora was deathly afraid of all the big birds who were crowding around at lunch time, otherwise the kids did really well and thoroughly enjoyed the day, as did the adults. We went to Manny's Chophouse for dinner afterwards (by recommendation from cousin Lynn) and enjoyed two for one fajitas!!  Luckily the kids napped on the way there and were in much better moods after their naps.  When we got back to the house, we went swimming in the pool.  When I tucked Cora in that night, she told me that she had fun today but really wanted to do nothing tomorrow and not have to go anywhere.  I think she was a bit overstimulated for the day.  I think she is a lot like her mom - a bit of a homebody who doesn't like crowds of people!  I have to admit, I was also looking forward to a day of complete relaxation!

I will have to add more photos later.... My phone filled right up from the day at Sea World so I don't have many photos on my iPad to upload right now!