A Fabulous Day!

Look at these happy faces!   The kids loved every minute of Sea World.  We went to all the shows, rode a couple of little rollercoasters, and just had a great day together.

The sea lion show was really campy and cute.

 At the end, the walrus came out and showed us how to do crunches.

Up

and Down.

 The Orca show was my favorite--we saw them perform twice.  One of the things I enjoyed the most was the trainers and how they interact with the whales.

 Sea World San Antonio had a new baby whale born in January.  Here she is with her mama.

 The last show was saw was the whales, and John and the kids wanted to sit way down front in the "Splash Zone."  I elected to stay at the top where it's dry.  After the whales splashed the audience, I could see Seth stand up in indignation and complain to his dad.  He was so mad!  Now he knows what "Splash Zone" means--not damp, not wet, but SOAKED!

The kids rode their first rollercoaster called Journey to Atlantis.  As far as rollercoasters go, it was pretty tame, but the whole way up to the top, I kept thinking, "What am I doing???"  We all got wet, which of course, made Seth mad.  But not as mad as the ride--he didn't like that feeling you get in your stomach, and told me he felt like he was going to "puke."  John and the girls rode it again, but Seth and I stayed on the ground and watched!

We left the park about 9:30, and everyone was asleep in the car by the time we got back to the hotel.  It was a really great day.  And we are close enough, we bought passes to go back again all year!

Great San Antonio Weekend

 We took the kids down to San Antonio for the weekend with the intention of going to Sea World.  We did that too, but Friday night, we walked around downtown where our hotel was located.  We stayed in a hundred-year-old hotel called the St. Anthony, which takes up half a city block.  We saw pictures all over the lobby of famous people who have stayed there, like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.

It was beautiful and fun to stay in.  This is the staircase in the lobby.  People have weddings here frequently and take pictures on this staircase.

 This was our room.  Just a standard size, but with old-fashioned furniture. 

We had two, yes, TWO bathrooms!  Neither was huge, but the kids had their own tub.  Have you ever stayed in a single hotel room with two bathrooms?  Me either.

 Seth playing in front of the second bathroom.  There were also two walk-in closets.  They had the old lightbulb fixtures with a pull string.  Funny.

On every floor, near the elevators, there was a mail chute

that went down to the lobby to a mailbox for pick-up.  I don't know if it's still used, but I thought it was cool.

Outdoor pool on the roof.  And yes, the kids went swimming!

While walking around downtown we saw this Texas Ranger museum, complete with cow animal heads for decoration

Close-up of the Texas Longhorn

City pidgeons

Being chased by Seth.  I don't know why, but my kids always chase birds.

Outside the Alamo--a memorial to the brave men who died there.

A huge old oak tree inside the Alamo

A huge old cactus bush inside the Alamo

San Antonio's Riverwalk and the boats that travel up and down.



Next up:  Sea World!