The Sea World Express

(More pictures are coming)

So we hopped on the Sea World Express down to San Antonio this past week. We weren't sure what to expect. We headed down at different times, but met up with Oma/Papa and my brother and his girlfriend, Amy. It was a fun time.

Of course, I say this with a big asterick. Aside from the crazy car ride to San Antonio and the ride back, and the lack of sleep for the kids, we all did great.

I don't think we have ever done that much in so little time with both kiddos. The first night we went to Stephanie and Garfield Green's for dinner. Jackson They have Emma, 5, Garfield, 3, and Elizabeth, almost 2. Jackson is even bigger than Elizabeth. The kids had so much fun together on the swing set and playing on the botom bunk. Kaitlyn really had a fit when we left San Antonio and we didn't get to see Emma again.

We then went to the zoo and had so much fun. Jackson loved walking around and the zebra. Kaitlyn loved the monkeys and taking pictures herself. It was a little hot, but not too bad. We then met up with the whole family and went to the Riverwalk for a boat ride, dinner and ice cream. The night went by fast.

Both of these nights we didn't get the kiddos to bed before 9 pm. It was tough, but they managed. Brandon and I played Jackson duty because he didn't sleep well.

On Saturday, we managed a plan to let Jackson take naps and we all got in Sea World time. Shamu was awesome and so was the Baluga whale/dolphin show. We also loved feeding the dolphins. The kids were just mesmerized by all of the animals. I think the key for us was to do Sea World with small children in small chunks. We had our hotel by Sea World so we could go do some shows and then take a nap. Then we went back and did a little more and then back for another nap. It worked out well so we managed to avoid any meltdowns.

The kids' favorite was the kids play area. Kaitlyn loved the Shamu Express ride. She rode it about 10 times. She did as her daddy suggested - ride with her hands up and say woohoo.


Jackson loved the soft, cushy area where he could just crawl and walk around in a safe area.

We are so excited to go back to San Antonio and hopefully, next time we can see more friends next time while we are there.