Aimee says Trick or Treat!

This is Aimee right before we went to the ward Trunk-or-Treat. We kept trying to get her to say "trick or treat", she finally did and I got the best one on video! That never happens!! Listen closely, she's says it kind of quietly. 

The Farmer in the Dell

My mom got Aimee a See-n-Say. In addition to saying several farm animal sounds, it sang two songs, "Old McDonald" and "The Farmer in the Dell." Aimee became a HUGE fan of The Dell. She wanted it played over and over. My mom thought I should take it back with us, to play on the airplane to scare away anyone from sitting near us. Even though I thought that was a good idea, I declined. We left the See-n-Say at her house. :) But here is Aimee dancing to it: 

Florida: The Beach and Sea World

I mentioned in my post last night that we got to go to the beach. We went in the evening and it made for some good pictures. Aimee was a little hesitant about the ocean and sand at first, but it didn't take long for her to get into it. 

Mom and Aimee

Whitney and Aimee

And now for Sea World pictures! First of all, we need to give a big thank-you to my dad: Dad, thanks for risking your life in Iraq so we could go to Sea World for free! (Military dependents get to go to the park once a year for free) I'm glad too, so then we didn't feel the need to be there the whole time. We ended up doing that anyway, but it was a close call. When we got to the park, I lathered Aimee down with sun block. I put it too close to her eyes AND on the back of her hands. Sure enough she rubbed it right into her eye. It was terrible!! She had the worst reaction... her eye got red and puffy, she could barely keep it open. I felt so awful. She barely made it through the Shamu show - I know she wanted to enjoy it so badly. She clapped when the audience did and "ooed" and "awed" and "wowed" when the whales did their tricks. Luckily she fell asleep after we were at the park for a while and when she woke up, she was like a new baby! It ended up being a good trip. What I don't understand though, is how people go to this place without kids. It's really geared towards them, I think. My mom and I both thought it was weird when we saw older people walking around the park with a beer in hand. Umm... ok. Especially with it being $75/person to get in! Whatever... 

So here is the first picture of the day. We were waiting for the Shamu show to start. I totally hate my picture, but I wanted to show how sad Aimee's little face was. 

Indoor aquarium. It's actually super tiny and connected to a gift shop. But it was probably Aimee's favorite place in the park. You'll see why in a few more pictures. 

Sting-ray feeding time! You can buy shrimp and have them eat it off your hands. Aimee wanted nothing to do with that. 

Most relaxing part of the trip - the dolphin observation area. They are the coolest animals! This is the part of the trip where Aimee finally went to sleep. 

And Aimee's favorite place of all- the indoor floor aquarium!  It's blurry, but I turned the flash off so you could see the lighting more accurately. At first, Aimee wouldn't walk on it. She stood at the edge and looked down at the fish. It took both me and my mom standing on it for her to venture out. She still got a little nervous when a fish would swim right under her - but all in all was pretty enthusiastic about the whole thing. Thank you mom and Whit for flying us out and playing with us for the week! We want to come back soon!