our last day at the beach :(

our last afternoon was of course, at the beach!

it was high tide, so we went searching for seashells.

high tide scared olivia a lot! so the stroller came too...

the walk along the boardwalk was filled with sea turtles and their nests

to end our posts of our vacation is a video of our first day at the beach

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Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

On our last day we took the morning to go see the Manatee Rescue and Alligator Alley. There were two manatee's when we arrived at the Manatee Observation Deck. And we also got to see a draw bridge in action while we were there.

the draw bridge opening up for a sailboat

Alligator Alley! The swamp is right outside the car and I was a little uncomfortable when I realized that the child lock was not on in the back seat of our rental car. I'm not a big fan of alligators, but it was neat to see them up close from the safety of our car. My only question is, who will change the tire when it's flat in Alligator Alley? The view of the Kennedy Space Center from Alligator Alley

pool time

DISCOVERY

after sea world we RACED back to grandma and grandpa's house so that we wouldn't miss the space shuttle launch. we made it just in time. we saw space shuttle discovery take off into the sky from the pier. it was beautiful. an amazing experience, especially for the kids. i video taped it, but won't have the video available until a later time. in the pix we are waiting for it to start...amber saw it right away, it was a beautiful glow.

sea world!!

the shows at sea world were amazing. well worth going! this was especially amazing for olivia because she was determined to see dolphins and whales in florida.

the dolphin show was my favourite we ate lunch at the underwater shark grill - that was a neat experience here are the sharks swimming right by our table!! eeks! the girls loved these little critters

SHAMU!

at the penguins is where olivia couldn`t hold it any longer and she peed all over john....i guess it was pretty exciting seeing penguins! it was lucky for olivia that i had packed her an extra outfit along, but not so lucky for john; i didn`t foresee him needing extra clothes!

the seal show was amber`s favourite! she loved them. they were very funny! amber also went on the journey to atlantis ride and she thought it was better than splash mountain at MK.