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Kevie: (while helping me make dinner):Mom, when they cook a cow, how do they get all the poop out of it first?

then a few minutes later: I know why pigs have short noses. It's because they bumped themselves into a wall. It's true. Stop laughing. I read it in a book once


Khris: (after watching the Milli Vanilli video and dancing with me he attempts to do the splits in an attempt to show me up then says as he "lands it" MOM, ummmm you better call the doctor

Don't you just love when you take a family trip and EVERYTHING goes right?

You get to the theme park just at the right time so you don't have to wait in a huge line just to PAY THEM to allow you to park your car and walk in to spend HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS with them?

The attendant at the parking lot is actually friendly and gives you helpful tips as to what to ride first, what exhibits to see before the mad rush comes in and you get stuck waiting in line forever.

The kids don't throw tantrums and kick and scream when you inform them that three $5.00 ice creams is enough and they are just gonna have to wait till dinner time to eat another $20.00 burger combo.

Well, that's how this weekend was for us. We took the boys to Sea World and Mission Beach and everything was like a dream come true.

Well, minus Brad Pitt giving me a piggy back ride when my feet started hurting from walking so much. That was replace instead by Big Mickey's dream of mommy carrying him or giving him a piggy back ride every time his feet "got too tired" to walk.

Our trip started like a typical five hour trip.

Seat belts? X

 PSP and favorite PSP games? X

Smiles and promises of fun FUN fun? X Alrighty then! I think we're ready!

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After what seemed like a long drive through the grapevine, where we counted at LEAST fourteen cars broken down on the side of the road...

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After a few stops to the little boys room. ..

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and a quick lunch.... (where Big Mickey claimed his milkshake was better than ours)

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We were finally there! Oh yeah, baby! The real fun starts NOW!!!

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Big Mickey: I think we should start at the very BACK of the park so we can see the sharks first. Then eventually we'll end up at the FRONT of the park and finish our day off with Shamu.

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Annequin: But little brother, if we do that we will be walking straight through all the fun and do double the walking to get to it all. I think we should start off with Shamu, then see where the road will take us!

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Big Mickey: Oh alright... have it YOUR way.. but while we're waiting for Daddy Twinkie to rent a stroller for our little cousin, let me take a picture of you guys. SAY CHEESE!

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Mr. Twinkie suggest that we measure the boys to see if they will be able to get on the rides. Big Mickey and Annequin pass the 48 inches mark. YAYAYAYAYYAAY!

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Awwww! I'm sorry nephew! Oh well, don't worry. I'll just stay behind with you while they get on the rides with Uncle Twinkie.

*secretly jumps for joy because now I have an excuse NOT to get on their scary rides. tee hee... Because as you all know, I'm a chicken when it comes to stuff like that.

*you can click here to read about that BOK BOK

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Oh boyyyyss... don't look now but I think there's a killer whale right behind you.

(cue in JAWS music here.... )

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After feeding the dolphins and my two brave men getting on a few water rides, saying hi to Happy Feet, witnessing the greatness of the sharks and polar bears and a few other animals we decided to call it a day.

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The next day we had a wonderful time at the beach. Then dinner at a GREAT little Italian restaurant where I had the BEST scallops and rigatone in a creamy tomato based pasta sauce.

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It couldn't have been a more perfect trip. Seriously.

But you know what my favorite part of my weekend was?

 It wasn't that the kids had so much fun and that one point they exclaimed, "this is the best day of my life" and you could tell they meant it by the fact that they hugged and kissed me and Mr. Twinkie about a gazillion times.

** It could have been more but I stopped counting at ONE gazillion.

It wasn't that even after walking for hours on end none of them had a complete meltdown or whined and complained incessantly throughout the day, which would be completely expected especially (at least) out of my three year old nephew. But also from my baby Twinkies.  

It wasn't that when Shamu came around to us (WE WERE SITTING ON THE SECOND ROW) my nephew didn't get scared at the size and close proximity of Shamu and his huge splash that got us all nice and SOAKED.

Instead he exclaimed, "TIA NORMA!!! That was FUN!"  and  hugged my neck so hard I could have sworn he squeezed open an artery.

It wasn't the pickle and frozen lemonade I just HAD TO HAVE because they just don't ever taste the same unless they cost $10.00 each.

It wasn't that that night we had awesome Thai food for dinner, and the night after the beach we had the best Italian food I will ever have.

It wasn't even our friend's hospitality which we appreciate immensely and we loved spending our evenings with them and catching up while the boys slept to recover for their next day of fun.

Although all that definitely contributed to it.

The BEST part of my weekend was coming home to a HOME COOKED meal. And making brownies out of a box with my baby Twinkies while our newest member of the family, Happy Feet looks on.

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