Although, I had no intension of molesting an alligator, I did get off a bit when I saw a guy walking off of the trail with his giant lens...if ya know what I mean.
The kid's first trip to the ocean was wonderful. They loved it so much! We went in the late afternoon and stayed until dark. They built castles in the sand, found shells and tackled the waves while shouting, at the top of their lungs, "BIG KUHUNA!" It actually sounded more like, "BIG KUHUnuakhh" ending with a gargle, a spit of salty sea water and a precious 'first time in the ocean' laugh.
We saw most of these guys at the beautiful Houston Zoo. Owen could spend all day & all night in the reptile house. Sophia was good to go after about 5 minutes...