San Antonio

After seeing Dinosaur George at a summer library program, the kids were desperate to go to the dinosaur exhibit at the Witte in San Antonio. I wasted no time in planning it, and since Bill had to work anyway, I decided that the kids and I would go ahead and stay over night and make it a two day getaway in San Antonio.

After the quick drive to San Antonio, we arrived at the Witte and saw this awaiting us:

This was definitely the biggest animatronic dinosaur in the exhibit, but the ones inside were pretty cool too.

Eeek, scary!


After seeing everything in the dinosaur exhibit, we explored the rest of the Witte.




After getting our fill of the Witte, we headed to our hotel. We don't get much occasion to stay at the Hill Country Inn and Suites since San Antonio is so close to home, so I jumped at the chance to stay at our favorite hotel. It's such a great place for families. Each little cabin has its own kitchenette, and in the middle of the property, there's a great pool and playscape. As soon as we checked in, we went straight out to the pool.

And first thing in the morning, the kids took full advantage of the playground right outside our door.

We intended to go to the Riverwalk, but after experiencing the heat in the morning as we played outside, we realized the Riverwalk in the afternoon wasn't the best plan. So, instead, we opted to go to Natural Bridge Caverns.


We stopped to mine for gems, fossils, and arrowheads before the cave tour.

Then we did the tour. The caves were breathtaking! (And not just because we had to walk miles and miles.)