San Diego, Here We Come!

Justin was able to deliver some more trailers for work, and this time it was to San Diego. We decided to make a family vacation out of it and stay for a couple of days. It was really fun and Mya did really good to stay in the car as long as she did for the drive there and back. The drive there was pretty bumpy with the weight of the trailer, so Mya had a hard time falling asleep at first. We left Wednesday night (on June 3rd). It was after midnight and Mya was finally falling asleep, so we pulled over to let her get some good sleep since her head was bouncing all over the place. Only that plan back fired! Once we stopped she was wide awake and wanted to play. So while Justin checked on the trailers, she decided it was her turn to drive.
She must get the talking on the phone while driving from Justin...
This is at one of the stops while Justin needed to sleep. At one point I took Mya to the bathroom only to find a sign that says Rattlesnake Warning: Watch Your Children....That kind of freaked me out if any of you know how much rattlesnakes scare me!
Then that morning we were there! We delivered the trailers around 11 their time in Los Angeles and headed back down to Sea World to stay the night and see Sea World the next day.
I love seeing this temple as you drive down the freeway.

Once we found a hotel with a big enough parking lot for a truck and trailer, Justin and Mya went swimming. Mya loved it despite how cold it was and laughed so hard when Justin would put her in the water!

After swimming, we ordered pizza. We were all so tired from the long drive and not being able to sleep well that we were all asleep by 6:30! We even slept 11 1/2 - 12 1/2 hours! I was way suprised Mya and I both slept through the night.


We had no clue what time Sea World opened and figured around 8 or 9. So we ate breakfast and headed out, only to find we were almost 2 1/2 hours early! They didn't open until 10, so we found a nearby beach and hung out there until it opened.
It was beautiful and so relaxing. Since it was still so early, there were rabbits on the hill eating and with the birds everywhere, Mya was in heaven! We watched boats and birds for a while until Mya fell asleep. After we let her sleep a while, we headed back for a long day of fun!

Mya LOVED Sea World! We saw the dolphins, sea otters, then headed over to the sting ray pool. Mya loved playing in the water and didn't realize what was in the water she was playing in.
I don't think she even noticed the big black things slowly moving around until one came by and splashed. After that, she would not let us put her near the water until there were no sting rays around.
But as soon as one would come by, she'd grab onto us to get her away. She's so like her mother...
Then we fed ducks and saw some other weird birds.
We got to hold and feel star fish...
...See flamingos...
...And go through aquariums. Mya started to make fish lips when she would look at the fish. It was so funny, but this is the best picture we could get of her making the face.

We went to two shows, Shamu, of course, and the pets show. Mya was so into both. She loved watching the whales come out of the water and it actually kept her attention most of the time (I was suprised). We had lunch between shows and saw the rest of the exhibits. She loved the polar bear. The sharks and other aquariums kind of freaked her out, I think because it was dark and they had creepy music going. The pets show had animals she recognized, so she was glued the entire time. It had dogs doing tricks, cats doing tricks, pigs, ducks, etc. She seriously loved it and she was so wiped out that day!
She did so good the entire time. It was a way fun family trip!