San Antonio

Fiesta Texas Water Park

Looking at the map..."Where do we go next?"
Anna in front of The Alamo



Last weekend we made a whirlwind trip to San Antonio. Chris was speaking at the coaching convention there and Ken really wanted to go and support him. So, on Saturday night, around 10:30, we decided to go ( I know, very last minute, but sometimes that's how we roll!!). We left early Sunday morning and got back late Monday night.

We got there in time to eat lunch and do some shopping. We learned that at Six Flags Fiesta Texas you can get in for $20 after 4pm. Well, we were there at 4:00. We wore our swimsuits because they have a water park connected to the amusement park. We stayed at the water park for a couple of hours (it was completely swamped with people) and then changed and enjoyed the big park.


Anna is a bit like me which is very cautious at amusement parks. She likes the "kiddie" stuff. After much coaxing, she agreed to ride the ferris wheel with the family. We ended up on there during their nightly firework show. It was really neat! Layne rode a big roller coaster with Ken and loved it. I wanted to ride it, but we just ran out of time.


We woke up Monday morning and headed straight to downtown San Antonio. Anna learned about the Alamo in kindergarten during the Texas history unit. She was so excited to see it in person. After our Alamo trip, we went to the Riverwalk and ate lunch. By this time, it was time for Ken to leave, so the kids and I went on a boat tour of the Riverwalk. After that we met up with LeAnn and did a little shopping. Anna also got to have something very exciting done...

SHE GOT HER EARS PIERCED!!!!!

Long story here. We didn't actually "plan" on having them pierced this weekend. She has asked about it a few times, but we never nailed down a specific age for her. Well, she spent several days with Ken's mom before our trip and she was around older cousins. While shopping in San Antonio, Anna really wanted a bra. I know, I couldn't believe it either, but she had seen her older cousin with one. She really did not understand why she couldn't have one to wear under her clothes. So this was our compromise. I'll take this one anyday!!!