The Friday after Thanksgiving we packed up the car which was no easy feate and left for San Antonio around 1:30. By 6:30 we arrived at the Hyatt Place downtown. It was so nice! We unpacked and let Elizabeth stretch out for a while. Then Tyler made reservations at Rosario's. That was a nice stroll and I'm glad he made reservations because the wait was long. We began ordering and Elizabeth was asleep. Half way through our meal the house band began to play and it was so loud that Elizabeth woke up. That was our cue to leave. We took the rest of my meal To Go and headed back to the hotel. The rest of the night was time for TV and getting ready for SeaWorld.
Saturday morning I woke up at 5am. Elizabeth and Tyler woke up at 8am. We got everything ready and headed down to breakfast. We were out the door by 9:45 which was on Tyler's schedule. We arrived at SeaWorld by 10:15 am and were in the park. We had so much fun!! We began the park experience with a picture in front of the big tree. Then we headed over to the first souvenir shop and purchased a shamu and beluga whale. Then we went to the Clyde and Seamore event. That was really cute! Next we headed to 4D Polar Express movie. It was an 18 min clip which I figured we could do easily. On the way in we heared Elizabeth make a few noises. I figure it isn't anything big so I didn't really worry. Then we heard a few more noises. I wasn't really thinking about what we were doing when we decided to sit in the middle of the aisle with a baby that was pooping. 5 min into the movie I finally realize how bad this could be and then figure if we just sit really still it won't be so bad. After the movie we grab the stroller and began stripping Elizabeth down trying to keep her protected from the wind. Turns out she had a major blowout and it was everywhere. So we did a change of diaper and clothes. Thankfully I had brought in the big box of wipes! Then we went to the alligator swamp when I realized that I needed to either pump or nurse Elizabeth. Honestly, I'm not quite comfortable nursing Elizabeth in public and I wasn't about to pump in the restroom. So I ran out to the car. That was an experience all by itself. I get back in the park and we head to the Viva! beluga whale show. That was really neat. After that we decided to get some lunch and then go to the Shamu experience with carolers. That was fantastic!! During that show we ran out of battery in our camera and I figured out how to use my phone camera. It takes pretty good pictures. We had a few hours downtime before the surprise for the night. We took pictures with the Clydesdale horse, fed the dolphins and watched Santa swim with the Sharks. (Santa isn't too bright to be in a shark tank with a red suit on.) Then it was time for the surprise..... Dining with Shamu. It was so cool! We had a gourmet buffet and one of the killer whales came right up to our tables. We got some great pictures! That was my most favorite part of the park. Tyler out did himself on this trip! On the way out of the park Tyler picked up what I thought was going to be one package. Nope we went home with 6 bags. Yep....he had purchased 5 more stuffed animals for Elizabeth, a coffee cup for me, a dolphin statue for me, and frames for the house while I was pumping. I realized this once we were back in the hotel. He is so sweet! And we got back home around 7:30. I was craving Starbucks Pumpkin Spice coffee so we got redressed and headed out again. Only this took a lot longer that I figured it would. By 10 pm we finally had our coffee and set off to see the Alamo during the night. It was really beautiful!
Sunday..... I woke up again at 5am. Elizabeth woke up at 8am. Tyler woke up at 9:30 after much pushing from me. We left the hotel around 11:30 and went to the Alamo for a picture. Then we headed off to New Braunfels to see NEWKS. (The Tennis Academy Tyler went to in HS) After an hour of driving around, Tyler finally realized that NEWKS was located in Gruene, TX. I'd never been there and had always wanted to go. We ate at the Gristmill which was really good! We had the best ribs!! Then we took a few pictures around the town and even one with Cowboy Kringle. It is adorable!! I think it will be our Christmas picture.
We finally arrived home at 10pm after spending lots of time in traffic. Such a fun weekend!!
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Sounds like a great trip! Can't wait to see the pics!;)
BTW, do you have a good nursing cover? I'll give you some suggestions if you don't. I nursed everywhere, especially with Graham and Camille (even right in church). It was so freeing to not have to run off and hide.
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