Orlando... yes please.

Let's get honest here... sometimes I REALLY miss Utah. I miss the seasons, I miss the mountains and most of all, I miss our families. Somedays I could really go for a big hug from my mom and dad (yes, I'm 32 years old). However, there are definitely times when Utah doesn't sound so great to me... times like this:

Have I mentioned that every time you tell Owen to say cheese he makes this face?
And usually looks away when he says it.

This week Tyler was headed to Orlando for work and suggested that Owen and I come along. He then mentioned that Sea World has an annual pass for Florida residence for $80. Yes, $80 for the whole year... isn't that fantastic? Well, I thought it sounded fantastic, so Owen and I decided to hitch a ride with Ty and come hang out at Sea World all week. I didn't get a ton of fantastic pictures because most of the time I was holding Owen or sitting so close I couldn't get a great picture but I'll post just a few favorites. BTW... there is this one place with the dolphins that they don't want you to take pictures because some professional is taking action shots and then they try to sell them to you,  well Owen pet one of the dolphins and the photographer got an amazing picture of it so I was all about buying it until I realized it was $20. $20 for a 6x8? I just didn't think I could do it. Does that seem like a ton to everyone else? I mean really... Anyway, some of the highlights:

Entering Sea World... YAY! Isn't he cute in those little sunglasses?

Riding the rides. Again with that smile. Love this kid.

Planning the day

We also did some swimming, relaxing (it is currently 10:15 am and Owen is still sleeping. How crazy is that?), and riding the trolley (Owen's favorite thing. He liked to ride on it and have me sing the wheels on the bus while on the bus. Such a little cutie).

Oh, we also hooked up for dinner with some friends that were here getting sealed in the Orlando temple. It was so great to hang with Dr. G and his wife. Owen couldn't get enough of them. He kept trying to do his "balance the spoon on your nose trick" for them.

One more thing. I tried Dipping Dots, you know, the Ice Cream of the Future for the first time at Sea World. I don't get why they are still around or why they are still using that slogan. I'm still a way bigger fan of ice cream of the past.

That's all.

Oh wait, maybe one more thing.... is this Valentine's background way too much? I want to be festive but man... not many options without being really loud about it.