Sunday, April 13, 2014

Fest For All 2014

We are always ready for a downtown event in Baton Rouge and we enjoy Fest For All.  The Junior League has great kids craft tables and they have some pretty cools bands.  We missed some of the artists we have come to love, but it was still a pretty good turnout and we beat the rain.   
 



We took Emerson up on the levee and she enjoyed see the Mississippi.  She claims she has never been up there before...







Sunday, April 6, 2014

Coronado Island

It is as wonderful a place as we had read and the perfect end to a great week.
 








Sea World

Sea World was the least crowded attraction we went to, which was great for us.  We started our day there with a Dolphin Encounter.  The trainers were in the training pools and we got to meet the dolphins up close and personal. We got to feed them and ask questions.  Emerson enjoyed learning that they are fed mostly fish and then during the shows they are also given ice cubes and jello that has vitamins and minerals in them.  Emerson really got a kick out of the fish flavored jello. We were pleasantly surprised to learn that there were roller coasters at Sea World.  One of our favorite roller coasters was at here at Sea World and Em and I rode it several times.   
 









 The famed Shamu Show was pretty cool also.  








 Beluga Whale exhibit was pretty wonderful.  Something we will probably never see again.  They are just magnificent.





 And of course, anything I do outside always involves a bird pooping on my head.  It's like they seek me out.  There was not a tree or building anywhere close to where I was walking, but they still seem to find me!





Sea World did not take all day and it was our last day in Cali, so we headed to Coronado Island to spend the rest of the day taking in the beach and the ocean.