Our 5th Wedding Anniversary: Sea World Adventure

On May 26th, as a continuation of our 5 year wedding anniversary celebration we went to Sea World in San Diego all day.  This was Cody's first time to Sea World and Valrie's 2nd time and we had a blast.  Here are pictures from our time.

 Close encounter with a dolphin

 Another close encounter with a dolphin

 The stage for Blue Horizons show

 This Seagull was so funny.  After the show he bagged this delectable leftover treat.  It was even funnier watching him wolf it down (see next picture)

 The seagul is not going to let any of that food go to waste

 Valrie in front of the orca tank

 Cody in front of the orca tank

 Beautiful dolphin

 An otter

 Up close on the otter

 Sharks

 Another shark

 Skull of an extinct Megalodon shark.  (See sign information below)

 Information on the Megalodon Shark (See Megalodon Shark skull above)

 Valrie silhouetted against the beluga tank

 Valrie in front of the beluga tank

 Cody in front of the beluga tank

 A bird standing on a walrus

 Polar bear with its toy

 Polar bear falls asleep

Cody in front of the Polar Bear enclosure

 Valrie in front of the polar bear enclosure

 Penguins!

 Puffins

 Valrie trying on a sweater

 The sweater Valrie ended up buying

 Cody rocking a penguin hat

Valrie getting sleepy

 A seal with male-patterned baldness.  Hilarious!

 Valrie reaching out to call a dolphin to her.

 Valrie reaching out to a dolphin.  She almost got him.

A killer whale jumping.  We have more of the killer whales but, they are more on our video camera.

Our 5th Wedding Anniversary: Castaway Dinner

On May 25, 2007 we celebrated 5 years of marriage with a weekend long celebration.  The day of our wedding anniversary we celebrated by eating out at our favorite restaurant, Castaway and then having a movie at home.  The next day we went to Sea World in San Diego.  This was followed by a trip to Bonsall, California where we stayed a day and night with the Friebe family.  The next day we went to the Oceanside Beach and pier for a treat and some time on the beach.

The first set of pictures is from our Castaway Dinner Date.

Here is side-by-side comparison of how we have changed 5 years later.  We haven't changed too much in 5 years!

 Cody in the Castaway Restaurant

 Valrie in the Castaway Restaurant

 Valrie's contagious smile

 Valrie's contagious laugh

 A view of San Bernardino and surrounding cities from the restaurant

 Another view of San Bernardino and surrounding cities from the restaurant

 Cody in Castaway Restaurant

 At home together after 5 years marriage

Cody getting a kiss from Valrie

 5 Year Anniversary Kiss

 Valrie can't keep her lips off of Cody

5 Happy Years of Adventure

Mustang Makeover

On May 19th Valrie and I went to a Mustang Makeover in Norco, California.  The Mustang Makeover is an event where wild mustang horses are taken and trained up for 90 days in obedience and the ability to perform tasks.  They are then entered into a competition to rate them and their trainers on their progress.  The trainers do not get to pick their horses.  The mustangs are then sold to those wanting outstanding horses.

Here are some pictures from that event.

 This was rather amusing.  A tall man with a short horse.

 This girl is with one of her two horses, both of which won first and second place respectively, causing her to win first and second place as well.

 Both Valrie and I liked the way this horse moved.  It got 3rd.

 The girl that won with her second horse.

 A group of female riders riding in sync to an American song.

 This little pint size rider was really cute.

 She was like 4 or 5 years old and sang the National Anthem.

 She was a horrible singer but very courageous, so we all applauded her.

 A woman jumping a mustang.

 A man leaping on top of a mustang.

 A man standing on a mustang and cracking a whip over the mustang's head.

 A girl roping cattle.

 With the rope around the horn.

 Getting the Mustang to leap into the back of a truck.

 A mustang pushing a ball around.

 Getting the mustang to walk around barrels.

 A man portraying a bank robber bows his head before the cross before repenting and ditching his old life of crime.

 Roping a cow; got it around the neck.

 Chasing a cow.

 This mustang takes a bite on the horn of this cow.

 This man did an awkward marriage proposal before the crowd.  He seemed a big goofball with a really weird voice.

 But she said YES, and...

 He put the ring on her finger.

 Preparing a rope to rope the cow.

 This girl had her reins in her teeth while she held up a tarp and moved her horse with the tarp flying overhead.

 Jumping the mustang over a barrel.

Mustang pushing a barrel with his head.