Shamu

On Saturday we took Asher to see Shamu!!! Disney seemed overwhelming to us in September, but Andrew and I were both super excited to take Asher to Sea World. Asher has loved any aquarium he has seen, plus with Shamu and penguins being black and white we figured there was a good chance Asher would actually be able to zone in and notice the animals. (I think zoo habitats are hard for babies to spot the animals.)

One of the many "Shamu's"!

About to get a Shamu splash! Thankfully, Andrew protected Asher and I and took the brunt of the splash. Such a gentleman! (although he did pick the splash zone seats :)

Checking out the Polar Bear. Asher couldn't be bothered to look, as he was nursing away, half asleep. Gotta love the Ergo carrier!

Doesn't this guy look like he has the life!

It was an awesome time together. Though he was short on sleep, Asher loved checking everything out, especially the Shamu show and the saltwater aquariums. He even got to touch some of the animals as several exhibits were the hands on kind. Sadly, he slept through the Penguin exhibit, but Andrew and I both got a kick out of a little penguin that reminded us of "Happy Feet". It didn't stop dancing the whole time we were in the exhibit!

There was one fish that kept "playing" with Asher. It was so funny to watch the fish dart all over in front of Asher and to see him reach out to get the fish, but be blocked by the glass. Asher never got tired of looking at the aquariums...We had to pull him away to see other stuff!

The otter and Asher checking each other out!

Flamingo's really are weird birds! Asher wasn't too impressed.

Watching the Dolphins. If you look closely it looks like the Dolphin is smiling at Asher!

Getting to feel a Bat Ray. He had no reservations about diving into the water to feel the ray!

We thought about making this our Christmas card - At the same time we took this, my family was being slammed with almost 2ft of snow in Virginia!

It was a perfect December day in San Diego without long lines or crowds! The best part though, was that Anheuser-Busch very kindly lets all active duty military and their dependents into their amusements parks for FREE! Thank you Anheuser-Busch, we greatly appreciate it!