Daniel's 9th Birthday!

I have tried several times to do this post and my computer and Blogger have not been cooperating either with each other, or with the operator.  I am not sure which one, but sorry about the delay!

We planned a trip to Orlando and Tampa to suprise Daniel and see some relatives.  Our first stop was a house that mom rented in Clermont, FL.  We brought some birthday stuff along, too!

We had a mimi-birthday party for him and he loved it!  Notice the full-on cheesing going on in those pics!  Then, because we live in Florida and our summer starts in March, we were able to go for a night time swim with the kids.  They LOVED it.

The next day we went on our real adventure..... we suprised Daniel with a birthday trip to Sea World!!!




This is on the way when he had no idea where we were heading

This is after he saw the sign when we were pulling into the parking lot!  Suprise was successful I would say!

 petting sting rays

 underwater viewing area for the dolphins

 Dolphin and whale show

 Shark Experience.... notice the huge sand shark right behind Daniel's head

Shamu

 Kid Zone

Our typical picture

Sea World was awesome!  We all had a great time and I hope to go back soon.  It was a great place for both boys, because there was stuff to do and things to look at that both of them could enjoy!

The next morning, mom got up and went to race the Great Clermont Triathlon.  She told us to sleep in and she would be back later.  Yeah, right!  We decided to suprise her and cheer her on during the race!

She was really suprised!

Go Grandma!

I hope one day I can be as awesome as my mom.... one day.... maybe.  Or, I can just let her keep the title of "most awesome bad ass person in the family."  We will see!

We left Clermont that afternoon and headed south to visit family.  I did not take any pictures the whole time, but my cousin Kaila did.  I do not have them though, so I will jsut tell you what all happened. 

We got to the Chuck Funk house in the afternoon.  Chuck, Suanne and their daughter Laney were there waiting.  Shortly after we arrived, Steve, Carla and Kaila came and brought grandma.  Grandma did not know that we were coming so it was a great suprise!  Suanne threw and awesome family party for Daniel.  She made his favorite dinner.... meatloaf and mashed potatoes.  Then she got him a Star Wars birthday cake and a few gifts.  I am so greatful that she did all of that for Daniel.  He definitely felt special which is exactly what he needed.  We spent the evening hanging out with family.  It was wonderful.  The next day, we went to Grandma's new home to see it and take her out to lunch.  After lunch we headed home. 

There was one more suprise waiting for Daniel when we got home!

Overall, I think the kid had a pretty darn good birthday.  And I hope that we made him feel as special and as loved as he is!