Minication

Since this summer we were blessed with a bouncing bundle of blue instead of going on our regular beach trip....my parents took us on a "minication" as I'm calling it, to San Antonio. On our way down, we stopped at Cabela's, and AM loved looking at all the animals. Her favorite thing though was wearing the Dora lifejacket that we bought her to wear at the resort.

Here she is mid "cheese" posing in front of a bear:

We stayed at the Hyatt Wild Oak Ranch, which is beautiful (notice the neat old tree in the background) and has lots of activites for the fam.

Gigi and Papa with the grandkids

The highlight of our trip was going to...SEA WORLD! I was so excited to watch AnnMarie experience it all, and it definitely lived up to my expectations! :)

Mommy and AM riding the Shamu Express (She liked it so much that she went back for another ride with Daddy.)My brave little rollercoaster rider! (side note--Sean and I decided to ride the "Steel Eel" because we thought, "Hey, we loved rollercoasters when we were teens, we can handle a big rollercoaster"===WRONG. We were shaken and rattled around so much that we were begging for it to stop. I was laughing SO hard that I almost had an accident. It was so funny. Let's just say we are not the younguns we once were! What a fun memory though.)

Ta Da! Shamu! The prized killer whale we drove hours to see! AnnMarie's favorite part of the trip.

It was soooooooo hot, but we survived. This little one looooooooooved it.

The Clarkman was not too amused, but he did a standout job patiently letting his sister have fun. :)

Luckily there were a few indoor exhibits with AC. phew!

Another highlight for AM---feeding the dolphins.

One of the best parts about the Wild Oak Ranch is the lazy river and beach area. Here are AM and Papa at the "beach".

Boy was Mommy happy to get in the lazy river after a long day at Sea World.

Thanks for the minication, Mom and Dad!