A day to do nothing.  We did nothing with gusto.

After Daddy brought Katriel out of the pool she had a lot to say about it.  She grabbed his leg and screeched and pulled on his shorts in the direction of the pool.  For real.  It was funny to see her so adamant to return to swimming!

Interestingly enough, she wasn’t as adamant about sharing a snack…

But she was consistent enough to get one.  ♥

Then she got her big brother to take her back in. 

These are the kind of photos that keep a tired mom going. 

See – I DID get in the water!  I also managed to read an entire book this day, as well.  A WHOLE BOOK.

After Katriel’s nap.

We went to an Early Bird Dinner at Black Angus Steak House.  This is becoming a tradition for us. 

We also went to DownTown Disney again.  Johanna still wewwy needed a lot of things. 

John went into the Ghirardelli shop to get himself a coffee.  The waitress paused to assess him and ask, “Because you aren’t hot enough?”  It WAS about 82 degrees as 6 P.M.  Every other guest in the store was ordering ice cream. 

Katriel was very interested in a balloon a little girl had.  And the little girl gave it to her.  ♥

I wish we’d had a few more of these nothing days to enjoy this trip around…

I hadn’t been to Busch Gardens in almost 20 years.  I remember it being a beautiful place and was thrilled to see that was still the case.  It is also known for its roller coasters and they did not disappoint.  They also had a bazillion (or slightly less) rides in a Sesame Street themed area that Johanna, and even Katriel, got to enjoy.  In fact, they had more rides in their little Sesame Street Safari of Fun section than all of Sesame Place does. 

They also have animals.  Lots of them.  Here is our hungry alligator saying hi to lots of hungry alligators.

We had gobs and gobs and gobs of fun, and the weather was AMAZING. Wow. We were there from open to close (10 A.M. – 6 P.M.) and did not do half of what they had to offer. I’m so glad we had an additional day to look forward to at this park. I am sharing about 5% of the photos from that day.  We had a blast.

Oh – and check out this sign!  I wish we had this kind of parking around town!