Another Sketch challenge

I'm taking Sketch 102 with Valerie Salmon and Janna Wilson. My pal Lisa told me about it and I got all signed up because I loved the sketches and layouts I saw on their blogs. The class officially starts on September 1st but they posted a pre-class challenge. 

Here was the sketch:

Here's what I came up with. This was also for N's album from our Sea World visit to San Diego in March for Spring Break.