We had big plans for Fall break! Originally we were planning a trip to Disney World because both girls got Disney trips when they were 5 years old, and little R missed his because we lived in Germany at the time. But as we were planning the trip, we decided little R wouldn't enjoy Disney as much as the girls had. He really isn't into Disney characters, and he also gets a bit overwhelmed at large places with tons of different things to do.
But what our little guy DOES enjoy is ocean animals! So we thought we would scale his trip down a bit and head down to San Antonio to Sea World. It was the perfect choice! He had a blast showing off his knowledge of ocean animals, and the park was just the right size to see it all in a day and not be overwhelming.
The weather in San Antonio in October was absolutely perfect!! The park wasn't crowded at all, and really the only negative is that Sea World's Howl-O-Scream activities had begun for Halloween. The activities didn't start until evening, but there were lots of decorations up around the park...which was a bit scary for our guy that really doesn't appreciate the thrills of Halloween. But he was brave, and even ended up posing with a few of the scary creatures!
And for all our military friends...added bonus...Sea World offers free park admission to military members and up to 3 more family members. So all we had to pay for was little R's child ticket and the rest of us got in free!! You all know I like FREE!!!
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| On our way to Sea World! |
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| Did I pose my kids in front of every photo prop in the park? Why yes, I pretty much did!! |
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| R was brave enough to let the ducks eat from his hand. The rest of us? Not so much! |
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| Another great photo opportunity...little R decided to really pose this time. |
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| I let R handle the water rides...I don't like to get wet when I'm in my clothes... |
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| A little arcade fun... |
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| Another photo op...at first little R ran from the shark...but then he got brave, and even gave him a "high five" when we were done with the pic. |
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| Little R had to get rough with some skeletons! |
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| A practicing her "heel clicks". Why? It just seemed like the thing to do! |
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| R showing proper technique! |
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| We've always called A our giraffe. She's so tall and lanky, and all knees and elbows. But we decided on this trip, maybe she's a flamingo! She does love pink!!! |
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| We were stopped in the park and asked a few questions, and our reward was free funnel cakes!! YES!! |
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| This was probably little R's very favorite part of the entire day. We stayed in watching the sharks for a good 30 minutes, and he would have been more than happy to stay longer! |
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| Last wet ride of the day! They waited all day for this ride to open, and then waited in a very long line to ride it. But little R's face says it was all worth it! |
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| Ready to call it a day! |
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| The next day we went to the Historic Market Square in San Antonio. We lived in San Antonio for a while, and have visited several times, but we had never been here. It was very cool! Lots of handmade items for sale, and excellent Mexican food. |
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| And we HAD to have Dairy Queen on the way home!! We fell in love with Dairy Queen when we lived in Georgia, and we miss not having one nearby in Oklahoma. So anytime we travel, we HAVE to stop at Dairy Queen. |
GREAT trip!! So glad we chose Sea World for little R's trip. It was so much fun, and he immediately started talking about when we could go again!
