Florida Summer 2011, Part VIII

Still in the Sesame Street area, the kids cooled off in the water park. (cousin Connor, Grampa Ray and Uncle Ben went on their own to do more Connor-appropriate things. That worked out well!) See this image larger.

I told him not to run. There were no casualties reported. See this image larger.

Somebody red and fuzzy walked by, here. See this image larger.

Ian and Kaylee had a lot of fun in the water, but it was time to move on. See this image larger.

This was a special show with the tall Sesame Street characters… the audience was feeling a bit hot. I can’t even imagine how hot it was in the Elmo suit. See this image larger.

Nina explains the identity of the red fuzzy gentleman currently dancing on the stage. See this image larger.

I asked Ian to smile as this was his first official train ride. Later when I asked him about his first train ride, he had no idea what I was talking about. A good daddy would have dragged him to the front of the train so he could see the engine. Alas, we moved on before I had thought about it, so he’ll probably tell you he’s never been on a train. See this image larger.

Ian and I had our own row thanks to the people that were sitting behind us, who moved for Ian’s sake. Those were some good people! See this image larger.

All the ladies on this side of the family in one row! (Grandma Barb’s taking the picture, and that’s Aunt Mel’s chin!) See this image larger.

Hi Puddin’! (Or Sweet Pea, or Punkin’… she’s got a lot of nicknames.) See this image larger.

Hi Mommy! (Or Melisasa, or Dissy, or Sweetie!) See this image larger.

Now some “mood” shots of the ride… See this image larger.

There’s three giraffes in this picture. Look at it large and see if you can spot them! See this image larger.

Z is for… See this image larger.

Rhinos are Daddy’s favorite animal. True story. See this image larger.

They had some big sleepy kitties on display as well. See this image larger.

This white one was gorgeous, but looked a little thin and unhappy. (Although I guess all cats look unhappy and thin when wet, right?) See this image larger.