Weekend in San Antonio.......

Last weekend while Mekenzie and Mekarlie were on Spring Break we took the opportunity to make a quick trip down to San Antonio. Needless to say we were accompanied by the million other people on spring break at the same time :) Paul and I are definitely working on making Avery a little traveling fool!

We left our house bright and early Friday morning (well, it wasn't exactly bright because the sun had not risen yet!) and hit the road! Arriving in San Antonio around noon we immediately started our touring. First stop: The Rivercenter Mall! The great thing about San Antonio is that the mall, the riverwalk, the Alamo, and tons of other touristy things are all located in the same area. We decided to grab a quick lunch at the mall food court and made our way through a few shops along the way.

Kiesha, Mitch, Mekarlie, and Mekenzie on the bridge outside the Rivercenter Mall

Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?
Avery found this little vanity seat at the Disney store and was very enthralled with looking at herself in the mirror.

After a quick run through the mall (after all we weren't really in town to shop) we made our way over to the Alamo

Our little family!!

After seeing the Alamo and walking around the square it was time to check into our hotel.
Mekarlie found a very convenient way to get to the ice machine!

We went back and took the opportunity to relax for a little bit before we hit our next attraction: the Riverwalk at night! After walking around for a while we has once again worked up good appetites. We found a great steak place right on the river that had no waiting so off we went.

Kiesha and Avery goofin' around while waiting for their food to be served.

This was the host for the restaurant. He was responsible for luring into his establishment rather that the multitude of others lining the river. He was definitely quite a character.
He definitely cracked me up while I was trying to take this picture: Imagine a Friday night with hoards of people on the sidewalk and him rudely yelling "Stop right there I am trying to get my picture made and we don't want you in it!" The girls of course were mortified but Kiesha and I thought it was hilarious.

After dinner we decided to take the boat ride down the river. Paul and I had done this tour before but it is definitely a different experience at night.
Avery getting ready for her boat ride.

By the time our boat tour was over we were all exhausted from our very full day so it was back to the hotel to get some quick rest for our day at Sea World.

Once again we were up bright and early for a full day of fun
The guys decided to opt out of this picture with Shamu. I have to admit that Avery did alot better this time with the character (remember her reaction to characters at Disneyworld?) She wasn't thrilled but at least there was no screaming!! We may just make a theme park girl out of her yet!

The first attraction we visited was the dolphin feeding.

Next it was on to the shark tanks
Avery was trying her hardest to reach out and grab those sharks!

Paul and I getting ready to watch the acrobats and beluga whale show.

I had to snap this picture because Little Miss Avery thinks she is so big!! Here she is walking alongside daddy and Mekenzie.

Our favorite roller-coaster at Sea World, The Steel Eel. We couldn't convince Mekenzie or Mekarlie to ride it but Kiesha, Mitch, Paul, and I loved it!

I am always amazed when we watch the Sea Lion show. The animals are trained so well!

The girls getting ready for the Shamu show!!

There were 4 different killer whales performing at the same time!

Their awesome backflips!

Our next stop was Shamu's Happy Harbour play area.
Paul, Avery, Mekenzie, and Kiesha make there way up the rope wall to get to all the tunnels.

After playing in the kids area for a little while we were all kind of winding down so it was back to the hotel.

3 very happy yet exhausted girls!

Sunday morning found us packing up and getting ready to head back home. Paul and I couldn't leave San Antonio without eating at our favorite mexican restaurant in the city, Mi Tierra. We love this place and since we discovered it we can't make a trip to the city without at least one meal there.

Me, Avery, and Paul enjoying our meal.

Mitch, Mekenzie, Kiesha, and Mekarlie

I don't quite think "Little Miss Attitude" is ready to head home yet.

After we hit the road we had one more stop to make: the outlet malls in San Marcos. We knew we were running short on time and still had a long drive to make before getting home and ready for school/work on Monday morning but the shoppers in use could not be deterred. We picked up some great bargains and then once again gathered for one last vacation meal before hitting hitting the highway to home.

Overall it was an awesome, action packed weekend and we had a great time!!

Thanks for checking in with us!!!
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