We have started a new tradition of sorts. Instead of spending money on big birthday parties we have decided to have a family party & then let each boy choose a special place to go (as a family) for their birthday. Hudson chose Dinosaur World and Connor chose Seaworld. As you can imagine I had they day planned down to the minute. I printed a map of the park & printed a show schedule on the back as well as our "day of fun" schedule. You know how I think, if I don't plan then fun the how will we possibly have the fun? We got there just as the park opened so we could get a good spot. That really sets the tone for the whole day, doesn't it? Good spot gotten, tickets pre bought on the Internet we went right into the park and headed right over to the kiddie land area to ride the rides before it got crowded. Um....kiddie land does not open until one hour AFTER the park opens. Hmmmm didn't notice that anywhere on the web site. Change of plans....We decided to stop & see the animals. No biggie I just did some quick rearranging to our "fun plan".
At 10am sharp I ran to the restaurant where you can eat with the sharks to make sure we got reservation for lunch. Brandon took the boys to kiddie land where as planned there were no lines. The boys rode the Shamu coaster 10 times in a row without even having to get off of the ride. We went through the rope/tube ride and then it happened....
Connor fell. He fell HARD! Poor kid fell down a ramp and used his face to slow himself down. Neither of us saw what happened so I have no description for you. Like you wanted one! All I know is we heard him scream and turned around and he was tumbling down the ramp and landed with his leg caught in a rope and I was terrified that he had hurt his neck due to the way he landed. I got his leg free and Brandon picked him up and got him to the bottom of the ramp. He stopped crying and made sure he could move everything. Then, since no one was around we washed his face in the splash pad (shhhh). I went & bought him a visor to keep the sun off of his face & then brought him to the medical staff. The guy there was great and this is what he looked like the rest of the day. He never even talked about it the rest of the day. What a tough boy!
The boys both loved the shows, but Shamu was their favorite!
We rode the rest of the rides & even ate lunch with the sharks. Best part is we can go back the rest of the year for free. One of the perks of living in the sunshine state!
