San Antonio

This week we spent a couple of days in San Antonio. We left on Wednesday early in the morning. We went to the the Witte Museum, which has a kids' science area. It was ok, but kind of small, and several of the hands-on exhibits were broken. We were disappointed in that, plus we're spoiled by the science museum in Fort Worth. That one is so far superior. The kids still had fun, though. I was a bit whiny, though, thanks to the 100 degree temperatures and the billions of mosquito bites I got by the river.







After the Witte, we went to the Riverwalk to walk around and eat lunch. Every time we go, we get our hopes up about eating really, really good Mexican food. And every time, we're disappointed. The food we ate was fine, but it wasn't nearly as good as our regular Mexican food places at home. It's strange - you'd think they'd have the best in San Antonio! Oh, well...the ambiance at the Riverwalk is 90% of the experience.








After the Riverwalk, we went to our hotel. After we checked in and got settled, we took the kids swimming in the hotel pool. That very well may have been the highlight of the whole trip for them. They're both such fish!




The next morning, we woke up early and went to Sea World for Homeschool Day. This was our third year going. Unlike previous years, it was almost a ghost town! The threat of Hurricane Rita had kept people at home - or changed people's plans from recreation to evacuation. It was nice to have such a small crowd, but all of our friends stayed home to avoid the evacuee traffic. That was a bummer, especially for Avery.

Rhys seemed to enjoy Sea World, even though he was disappointed a few times. He was very excited about feeding the dolphins before we got there, but once it was time, he was too nervous. I could tell he was pretty disappointed with himself. Poor little guy! Then, we went to see the sea lions, and he was very upset to find out that sea lions weren't real lions. I didn't realized he was confused about that, but when we said, "Rhys, look at the sea lions!" he got very upset, and said insistently, "Those aren't lions!!" But, he did have the courage to feed them, so that was a small victory. He really liked seeing the penguins, sharks, and whales.

We actually ended up leaving before the last show. We were just feeling too sorry for Griffin because it was so miserably hot after lunchtime. Plus, Bill, Avery, and I were all sneezing our heads off because of allergies. All that beautiful landscaping was torturing us!

When I read over what I've written, it doesn't sound like a very good trip. But it really was a success! We were just so glad that the night in the hotel went ok with all three kids, that we were thrilled! I think we'll be brave enough to take another trip soon....