There is NO DOUBT I am a little star struck!

Last week I took the kids to Sea World. Hayley, her friend Claire and Trent had separated from us to go ride Atlantis - you know big kid stuff and I was wondering around with Abby and Luke. All of a sudden I noticed a lady walking toward me that looked very much like Gwen Stefani, I was doing a little mental checklist - yes she has platinum blonde hair, yes she has bright red lipstick yes she is pregnant, yes she has a little toddler with her - when I realized that it was so Gwen Stefani. As I was staring I caught the eye of the nanny and she knew that I knew, I think she was wondering if I was going to make a scene - Me? So I turned around and followed her to the tide pools. Oh there was a seat right next to her to look at the star fish, guess where we sat. The whole time I was trying to figure out how to get a picture of her without being obnoxious or bring attention to her so she wouldnt get mobbed. I decided to get out the camera and just do it. First I tried to act all cool and take a picture of Luke holding a star fish
Then I kept thinking just turn around and do it, turn around and do it, when I finally did it - this is the result she was getting up to leave! And by the way she is really really pregnant and even was waddling a little bit!


I decided that this wasnt good enough and that I would like a better picture. We went ahead with our day by going to the Shamu show and then just after we left the show who should I see walking toward me again, but this time with her husband Gavin Rossdale and I decided I just had to do it. I just took out my camera and as Gavin stared at me I mouthed SORRY and clicked, this time success - a picture worthy of Star or Us or even People magazine.


Well I decide to call Hayley and brag a little of my star sighting and told her I had been hanging out with Gwen Stefani. She was jealous and that was the point because she wasn't with me because we were doing little kid stuff. Apparently they decided they wanted to see her. After about an hour they found her. According to their story this is what happened. Hayley proceeds to go straight up to Gwen and say -I hear that you have been hanging out and talking with my mom! Could we get some pictures together? (Did she not understand that I didn't literally mean I was hanging out with her - AAH) Gwen proceeded to tell her she couldn't today because there were so many people around and she couldn't get started because so many people would come up to her. She said she was super nice and friendly and apologetic. Hayley was a little sad, but then realized she had just had a conversation with her - NICE.

When we met up again to discuss our stories, she couldn't believe that I hadnt really hung out with her, but now she wont stop bragging that she I guess did hang out with her for a little bit.
It was a great day at Sea World with a good story to tell. Here are some other pictures of the day.