We had a wonderful weekend in San Antonio!
We left Friday afternoon in hopes of missing traffic so we could make it to San Antonio by dinner. Thousands of people in Austin threw a wrench in that plan as we sat in traffic in Austin for 1 1/2 hours! I was bummed about this but remembered that one of my favorite restaurants in Texas was 30 minutes north of S.A., so we ate at Huisache Grill in New Braunfels. Yummo!
We arrived at our hotel around 9 p.m. I tried a new thing this year and "named my price" on priceline.com. I ended up getting a 4 star hotel at a very reasonable price! After getting settled, we headed down to the Riverwalk and enjoyed a nice stroll and Starbucks.
Saturday morning, we headed to Sea World. Being in San Antonio in the middle of an amusement park in June, I remembered what summer felt like! Boy, was it hot! We rode roller coasters and watched shows. Riding a roller coaster with Matthew is an experience! He wanted to sit in the back, "Because that is where all the action is!" The boys sat on the front row of the shows to get splashed by the animals. Shamu soaked Thomas which was the highlight of his trip! I am continually amazed at my boys and how fearless they are. Neither of them showed any apprehension at riding the roller coasters. My favorite thing at Sea World was seeing the two baby Beluga whales that were born this week.
After a long day at Sea World, we headed back to the Riverwalk to eat at Boudro's and do a little more shopping. We had a wonderful meal then headed back to our hotel to swim. Yes, all three of my kids were still going strong at 11 p.m! I think they all feel like admitting they are tired is a sign of weakness! After winding down, they all three slept well last night!
This morning, we slept in until 9, then headed to the IMAX to watch the Battle of the Alamo. Mary Beth was on my lap and slowly fell asleep. You have to be REALLY tired to fall asleep in an IMAX movie where every canon blast was bone rattling!
After the movie, we headed to the Alamo. I think I have answered 1,000 questions about the Alamo since this afternoon. "Mommy, why did they burn the bodies?" "Do you think they all went to heaven?" "How many do you think went to hell?" "Who besides Travis, Bowie, Crockett, and Bonham were good fighters?" etc, etc, etc.
We drove home a different way today on my favorite highway in Texas. I stayed FAR away from Austin! On the way home we stopped at a really good bbq place. I love fancy food, but one of my favorite meals is eating at a bbq dive where you pick out your meat on the pit outside and eat on a piece of wax paper!
We had a great time. It was wonderful to get out of town with my little family. I hope to do it again soon!
9 comments:
I love how you can see Thomas sticking his tongue in his missing tooth hole on the profile close-up of him!
glad y'all had a great trip--looks like a lot of fun! landry would have LOVED seeing the baby beluga whales. they are one of her favorite animals. btw, huisache is one of my favorite restaurants, too. my mouth is watering just thinking about it!!
I LOVE the S.A. Riverwalk! We love "Casa Rio" and "The Alamo Cafe" (not actually on the riverwalk)
Looks like tons of fun. My sister just took her children to Sea World the week before last. Thanks for sharing the pics!
Great pics! I LOVE me some Priceline...we got a room at the Omni in Atlanta during the SEC basketball tournament for $60 a night! I love a deal. I almost always use it now.
My favorite kind of vacation!!!! Love the pictures of all the family fun. Your kids will do great at DisneyWorld.
Linda L.
Oh, it sounds like and looks like you guys had a great family vacation! Sam has Seaworld at the top of his list of places to go right now, but we are thinking we may wait until next spring when the weather is cooler...(and maybe not raining!)
Ohhhhh!!! What incredible pics!!! Just loved and enjoyed seeing your vacation and all the great new pictures! Sweet pic in front of the Alamo. That one will be great down through the years to look back on and remember! I'll be in W for the 4th---it's my Dad's b-day. Not there long, but SOMEtime later we will have to hook up and meet! ; )
Glad that you guys had a great trip!
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