August 1

We went to Aquatica. We went down big water slides. We had fun, fun, fun. We floated in a river. It was really, really fun. And we played in a wave pool. And we rode in these tube things, and I fell out, but I could stand. And it was so, so fun.

 We went to Sea World, and we even got to touch and feed dolphins! It was so, so much fun! The dolphins felt like rubber. It was so, so cool. And we got to see baby dolphins. They were so, so cute. Only the mommies were in there, and they poked their heads out. The babies didn't; they just swam, swam wherever they wanted.

 On the way to Kevin & Kathy's I got a dolphin. He has blue eyes just like me. His name is Dolphie - I got to name him. I love him so, so, so much!

 Mom note: The adult dolphins in the dolphin nursery with the babies were all female - that's what she meant by "only the mommies were in there." And Emma made a point of making sure I included all three "so's" in the last sentence. :)

July 31

Me and Daddy went swimming, and then after dinner me and Mommy went swimming. I got a little kitty who has wide eyes. His name is China, and he reminds me of Daddy. He's a leopard. We went on Test Track and Mission Space. They were both so, so, so fun! I saw Daisy, Stitch, Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Goofy, Donald, Lilo, Marie, Max, Mulan, Aurora, and Cinderella. I got my picture taken with all of them except Stitch and maybe Max. I was so brave to hug Minnie and get my picture with all the characters that Mommy and Daddy gave me a Minnie watch. And Mommy and Daddy also helped me pay for China. Mommy and Daddy also got me a Minnie charm and some powdered candy. My favorite part of the day was getting China.

July 30

Today I went to Sea World, and I really, really liked it. I even got a shark tooth necklace! Sea World was so much fun. I got to pet a manta ray, and it was really, really slimy. I didn't like the way it felt. I really liked to see them swimming around. We got to see a lot of penguins. I was so, so, so excited! We saw a dolphin show. It was so awesome. I even got to see people swing down from the sky - 5 of them. I loved these crabs - they went up and down. I wanted to go on it again and again. It looks really scary, but it's fun. We're going to go to Sea World another day. I hope I get to ride the crabs again & again & again.

July 28

Today we went to the beach. When we went down the stairs it stunk. There was seaweed in the water, and it felt so, so gross! There were TONS of seashells, and my Dad found a BUNCH of sharks' teeth. I kind of drank some salty water, but I didn't swallow it. And I was so amazed; I thought it was regular water. I met a girl, Hannah, but not Hannah Montana. And we found coquinas, and she found a sand crab, and she let me hold it. The beach was cool.