Despite a really bumpy flight to San Antonio, torrential downpours (almost completely unpredicted), record flooding in San Antonio, and a sick Saza, Kendall, Nana, Saza and I managed to survive and have some fun too!
Dinner and walk (up and down and up and down stairs!) at the Riverwalk Thursday night. Note to self: next time, no stroller.
This is "Sally," our uninvited guest at dinner, of whom Kendall was deathly afraid, and over whom Kendall staged a great public disturbance. Until she named her. Then she became a friend. Kendall AND Sally would've been in my lap had I acquiesced.
Sea World - Day 1!
We managed to sneak in the cute sea lion show before deluge #1!
Deluge #1
Deluge #1 landed us in a gift shop for about an hour while it rained sideways where Kendall collected a Shamu stuffed animal, a necklace, and inexplicably, a ruler. I'm sure the Sea World folks love it when it does that because of the amount of crap stuff they sell while everyone is trapped in the stores! The rain did manage to let up and cleared out the park quite nicely. The dolphin feeding was really cool - although Kendall wanted nothing to do with the dolphins, or the "nasty, smelly fish" they were being fed.
Love me some Count! Kendall did not.
Also got to ride a few rides with minimal lines!
The highlight was definitely the Shamu show! SO glad we went to see this the first day. We had tickets for the show and picnic on the second day, but were afraid we'd be rained out so we made sure to catch it the first day. We did see it both days, but for whatever reason, it was significantly better on Friday than on Saturday!
Purchase # ???? for Kendall, a bubble gun. Apparently posing with a gun is innate in Texan-born children.
Sea World - Day 2. This trip was sans sick Saza, who stayed at the hotel. It was also after a late start due to deluge #2 that managed to close down the city for the morning. The thunder started at about 4AM and it stayed so dark that we all, including Kendall, slept until 9:00! Then we looked out and saw nothing but water. No cars, no people. Just water. Turned on the news and apparently San Antonio had gotten almost a foot of water in a few short hours! It really was crazy. After hanging out at the hotel as long as Kendall could tolerate, we braved the roads and headed to Sea World in the rain. We did drive through a few highways turned into rivers, but it was pretty good timing. Got there just in time for the Shamu show!
Rode the Shamu kiddie coaster a few times this day too!
Caught a cool show called "Azul" that was a mix of a Cirque de Soleil, dolphin, and beluga whale show.
A highlight of the trip was a reunion with the Taylors, some Dallas friends who have moved to San Antonio! Kendall and Shea were together in Gymboree class when they were 4 months old but hadn't seen each other since they were both a bit over two years old. They greeted each other like life-long friends and had a blast!
Zoe was the ONE Sesame Street character Kendall would greet. The others were "for babies!"
Day 3: Riverwalk cruise which was nicely timed just after deluge #3 and before deluge #4.
My favorite pic of the weekend!
... except for these pics from the plane ride home!
