sea world...and beyond.

first of all...can i just say that sea world is amazing..? like even more awesome than i ever could have imagined. okay, now that that's out of the way....

so me and my wonderful friend kelli ventured to california last weekend for an awesome adventure with our little boys. she has a best friend living there. and i have a best friend living there. and sea world is there. so why wouldnt we go? exactly...it just makes sense. so we went. and im so glad we did. 

friday night i met up with my best friends (zach and steph, duh) and my good friend from high school michelle and her sister jen for dinner. michelle suggested mama d's in newport, and it was an excellent choice. the food was bomb. and they had kids toys galore. it was awesome. it basically turned into a little date for matix and michelle, and by the end of the night matix was sooooo unbelievably sad that he had to go home with me instead of in michelles truck. silly boy. (and yes...that is matix with his hand down his pants. dont ask me where he learned that from...but he does it. a lot. )

saturday was sea world day. it was heaven for us all. it was so cute to see how mesmerized the little boys were over everything. i think matix's favorites were the "mingo mingo's" (flamingos), the penguins, and of course the fishies.  he didnt appreciate the polar bears...AT ALL. he was seriously sooo good all day. even with NO NAP. he has never not had a nap before but there was just too much excitement. and apparenlty sea world is dumb and offered unlimited meals for $25. talk about a deal. so we ate. and ate and ate and ate.  and there was a little rain so the park wasn't crowded at all. it was just perfect. we were happy campers.

the highlight of the day was definitely meeting elmo. if you could only see the look on his face when he first saw him. O M G. he was so happy. it was the cutest thing ever. he even rode all the rides like a champ. such a big boy. :)

we ended our trip with a day at the beach. matix still isn't too sure of the water, but he loved the sand. dylan on the other hand, couldnt get enough of the water. it was pretty dang cute to watch. 

i love the beach. and sea world. and california. and best friends. and matix. 

we shall return soon. :)