Fun vacation

We just got back from a great weekend at Discovery Cove in Orlando. We were so excited to go because we've never been there before. We've been to Disney a lot, Islands of Adventure a few times, Universal and Sea World. All the different theme parks are fun but this is definitely different. The cost of the experience is worth it!! We rented a house about 20 minutes away from Discovery Cove and drove to the park. We were close enough to Disney that we were able to go into Downtown Disney a couple of times for our favorite treat, Ghiradelli ice cream. Yes, when we are on vacation we have ice cream for dinner.

The whole weekend was a surprise for my uncle Dave who was turning 55. I don't remember ever going on a family trip with him so I was really excited to spend a whole weekend with him and his girlfriend, Ceil. He had no idea that we had this planned.

Friday afternoon we showed up at his house and when he got off work just drove to Orlando. The house we stayed in was really nice and had a screened in pool.

Saturday morning we got up pretty early and got to the park by 8:10am. We wanted to get a good time for our dolphin experience. We check in and are given lanyards with picture ID's to wear all day. We proceeded to go inside and saw a two-toed sloth. I've never seen one of those up close and personal. There were photographers that take your picture when we first come inside. We then got lockers and either wetsuits or vests to wear. Let me say that the water is pretty chilly. Our dolphin experience was so wonderful that it's hard to describe. After we were worn out from a full day there, my uncle, Ceil and dad went to the Jax Sharks game in Orlando. It was really neat that they were playing down there the weekend we are there.

Sunday we got up and went to Aquatica. I have to say that was a cool waterpark to go to. I love our waterpark here but that one was bigger and some crazy rides. We rode almost everything and some things multiple times. Aquatica had an option on their website to order a picnic lunch for a family for an awesome price. So we ordered that and didn't have to worry about standing in line for food or spending a lot of money. We definitely wore ourselves out being in the sun and water all day that day too.

This was an unforgettable weekend for our whole family. And summer has just started so there are more trips to enjoy and new experiences to be had.