(I started this post in Florida but with a bad internet connection never finished so here's the rest of our week re-capped)
It's hard to believe our week here is almost over. Keeghan seems to be enjoying all the firsts she's experienced here. Saturday was a LONG day. Universal is more of a big kid/grown up park so there wasn't a ton for Keeghan to do. We did catch a pet show where they talk about training animals for the movies and there was even an orangutan named Keeghan in the show! We also had our first character experience with some animals from Madagascar and Curious George. Keeghan wasn't thrilled with that whole experience but was ok as long as she was attached to me.
Keeghan has not been sleeping so well being in a strange place and I tried desperately to get her to take a nap at the house Saturday afternoon (even missing out on a 3 hour sound check in my attempt) but didn't have much luck. Of course, as soon as I put her in the car to head back to the park she was out cold so I spent an hour sitting in the parking garage letting her sleep. By the time she woke up we headed straight back to the concert venue and took up our front row spots. Doug got Keeghan some food and we hung out with a bunch of people whom we've cruised with. Devon found a friend in the daughter of a fellow Dipper (Ships and Dips is how the cruises were titled so anyone who cruised is a "Dipper") and the girls were hitting a few attractions close by. Come 8pm the place was packed and we were all getting anxious for the concert. There was a parade first (this whole concert series was a park of Universal's Mardi Gras celebration). Once the parade was over Barenaked Ladies (minus Steven Page) hit the stage. Keeghan wasn't so sure what to make of all the noise at first, but likes music in general so she quickly settled into dancing along as I sang and danced. She certainly got a bit antsy as it was late and she was tired, but she was a trooper overall and made it through the whole show. She crashed on the way back to the house but still didn't sleep through the night :(
Sunday we went back to Sea World for a bit but called it a short day as Keeghan was tired (and so were the rest of us). We caught the pet show there which Keeghan enjoyed. She likes animals in general so we figured that would be a hit. We made sure to get back to the house and into bed at a decent hour so everyone could catch up a bit on sleep.
Monday we headed for the waterpark that Sea World opened last spring, Aquatica. Doug and the big kids had an awesome time riding all the slides and being in the rapids river. Keeghan and I hung out...I figured she'd have fun in the sand and wave pool but not so much. She did eventually go in the water up to her ankles but the sand was NOT happening. She would look and point but she wouldn't walk on it or really even touch it. We have trouble with any kind of new surface under our feet...ok we have trouble with leaves on the pavement so I guess I'm not totally surprised that the sand was an issue. Keeghan crashed in the stroller after we'd had lunch and I walked around with her for an hour so she could take a good nap and sun burnt myself in the process. Not enough sunscreen. The big kids got a bit too much sun that day too. We were, however, really careful to keep Keeghan out of the sun as much as possible and with a ton of sunscreen on her. She didn't get a bit tan at all so I guess we did ok! So, Doug, Devon, Kennedy, and Carson really enjoyed this park which was good.
Tuesday was our last day on vacation and we went back to finish up Sea World. We saw the dolphin show which Keeghan liked. We also went to see the Budweiser Clydesdale's that are there. Keeghan petted a horse which she thought was cool. Oh...we also got to pet a sloth one of the days at Sea World. Keeghan thought he was a kitty but touched him anyway! We also needed to see the Sea Lions as Kennedy is on the Sea Lion team at school. We found a baby and mommy and some VERY loud sea lions getting their food. Keeghan liked watching them and imitated their barking noise pretty well. Doug and Devon caught an acrobat show while the girls and I hung out in the kiddie play area and got to see some Sea World characters (a dolphin and a penguin). Then we met up with the boys, let the big kids hit the rides one more time, let Carson feed the stingrays (yuck...you have to stick your hand under them to feed them) and then it was off to pack up.
Our trip home was uneventful. Thankfully, the plane was pretty empty and we had a seat between Doug and I for Keeghan's stuff (Keeghan still insisted on being on my lap). I think everyone had fun. Watching the wonder in Keeghan's eyes everytime she saw something new, whether it was a leaf or killer whale, was amazing. I can't wait to take her to Disney World!
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