We took a break from “The Happiest Celebration on Earth” and headed out on our own to Sea World for the morning. Carrie’s favorite parts of Sea World were the shelters that had misting water to cool off in and the sand box that had *two* slides in it. She also got to pet a stingray, watch turtles and penguins, and see dolphins swim by. We didn’t get to the Shamu show, but we saw a show called “Pets Ahoy” which features cats, dogs, various types of birds and even a pot-bellied pig that are all trained to do really specific things, like dogs jumping rope and birds flying from one window to another in a flock. It was a fabulous show, and Carrie was absolutely thrilled with it.
Then we got caught in a downpour so absolute that even though we waited out the worst of it we were completely drenched and dripping by the time we got back to the park exit. Plus Carrie was asleep, so by the time we got back the house she was not interested in a nap. She spent the afternoon playing with her cousins and getting more and more hyper, and then we realized that none of the kids had had an actual bath – with soap – in days, so all six girls ended up in the very large master bathroom tub together. We got Carrie cleaned up first so we could get her to bed sooner, and as Denis carried her up the stairs she was begging, “Nooooo, more bath! More bath!” She loves her cousins!