Spring Break

Thanks to The Hubby, I should be able to do some more blogging.  See, I am sitting at the kitchen desk at our fancy new computer!  One of the things that kept me from blogging as much as I'd like is how time consuming it was to upload pictures before... and let's face it, that is what makes it much more interesting.  So now my only excuses are a house that needs cleaning, dishes that need washing and a toddler who is demanding my attention- so, we'll see.

To backtrack a little bit, Spring Break!  Spring Break started for Bubba with an invitation to a birthday party at Great Wolf Lodge.  It was an invitation to spend the night!  We have never been there, but from what I knew about it there is a great, big indoor water park and some type of game called MagiQuest where the kids run all over the hotel on a quest for something.  There were going to be just 3 other boys along with the birthday boy and his family.  He had a wonderful time and could not stop talking about MagiQuest for days (weeks?). 

Meanwhile, those of us at home dropped The Hubby off at the airport Saturday morning to go to Florida for Hanks Open and his Grandma's memorial service.  We came back home and I started some laundry, jumped in the shower and sat down at the dining room table to make a list of what to pack.  Huck came wandering in with his hands and feet soaking in water.  He lead me to the kitchen where there was water all over the floor.  Poor Huck, I blamed him for the mess thinking he had poured water from a cup on the floor (as he has been known to do.)  But the spill kept getting bigger and bigger until I realized the water was coming out from under the laundry room door.  The washing machine had overflowed.  I was pretty sure the waste water pipe out of the house was blocked because it has happened before.  I called a plumber who could come in 3-4 hours.  We took care of a few errands then the plumber came, he rooter-ed out the drain and I could finish laundry.  I got the call to go pick up Bubba, we walked out the door and found my van had a flat tire!  We took the Husband's car to get Bubba.  I called AAA to come put my spare tire on.  It was dusk when the AAA man got here.  I went to throw something away in the outside trashcan and there was a opossum in the trashcan!  The AAA man chased him away for me.  Geesh!  We got the tire patched Sunday morning and finally were able to get on out way.


We headed to San Antonio where we were meeting my sister-in-law and nephews.  The drive went pretty well and we got there just about 6:00 ish I think.  Sara had the great idea to order pizza to the hotel room.  We were staying at a Residence Inn in a 2 bedroom suite, which was great because there was plenty of room for everyone and still a chance for some quiet-ish space. 

 

 

The next morning we got and headed to Sea World!  The weather was cool but sunny.  We saw the dolphins, sharks, and rays.

 

 

 

 

We also saw the show Aquatica.  It is kinda a Cirq de Sole type show with beluga whales, dolphins, birds and people diving a sky dancing.  It was cool. 

 

 

 

Then we went to the Bay of Play area.  It is a giant play area with climbing and tunnels and the like.  It was so obviously NOT designed with any parent input.  It was impossible to keep up with you kids and there were many exits so that your kid could end up wandering off into the park.  Even the toddler area has 2 exits on opposite sides of the play area.  The kids had fun, the moms- not so much...

 

After that we planned to leave the park, get some lunch and go back to the hotel to try to let the little boys nap.  The little boys, however, had other plans.  Since they were not going to nap, we decided to go swimming.  Everyone got changed, we walked down to the pool and it was closed!  Such disappointment! So we decided to take the kids to the Alamo.  They were not thrilled...

 

at the Alamo

We had dinner on the Riverwalk, which was fun but stressful as the kids were tired and finding a place to eat that did not have a long wait was difficult. 

 

The next day we started the morning out by swimming at the hotel pool. 

 

We then packed everything up and checked out of the hotel.  We returned to Sea World for more fun.  We saw the penguins and alligators. 

 

 We saw another show and then Sara and her boys headed back to Austin.  My kids and I headed over to see the Shamu show, which we just missed.  So we feed so flamingos and ducks, did some shopping, ate a late lunch and then saw the next show.  It was great.  Huck had a hard time because by this time he was tired, but it was still worth staying longer for. 

 

 

 We left about 5 and headed up to Austin for part 2 of the trip.  

 

I'll post part two another time.  I have jinxed myself and Blogger is not making it easy to post pictures after all.  Plus I have a house to clean and a toddler who wants my attention...