More river fun......this time we brought the grandparents

Mom and Dad came in for the weekend, kind of a last minute trip. We thought a family(even Tempe came) trip to the Guadalupe would be fun. The kids love having Mom and Dad around. Tyson is way more comfortable in the water now and we knew he would want to show off some of his new skills.

Isn't she stylish with her hat?

Speaking of hat and stylish. This one was little too comfortable in the water and swallowed some rio water as soon as we got there. Fortunately she bounced back quickly and put on her floaties.


Yes, that is my Tyson with his face in the water. This photo was not touched up, he really put his face in the water. And I am so proud of him.

Always time for "pretty pose."

.......and she was out! Maybe a little too much river fun.

Remember the Alamo........or RainForest Cafe....

The last few weeks before Spring Break, Tyson had been learning about Texas in school. Once he learned about the Alamo, he began begging us to take him downtown to see it.

Aren't they handsome?

Paul enjoyed the trip to the Alamo too, he could have stayed there all day reading all of the history on it.

This is picture of the three of them reading "the letter from the Alamo." At one point I step back to snap a picture and no sooner did I put the camera to my eye, the little blond lifts the chain and heads for the "pretty grass." I yell, "Paul, QUICK grab Em--she can't get on the grass!" I was worried that all of the state troopers that guard the Alamo were going to come unglued. And then things were really gonna get ugly.

Clearly Em was unimpressed with the "courtyard," and ready to eat.

We walked a couple of blocks to RainForest Cafe to have lunch.

The restaurant was pretty scenic and the animals "come to life" every 12 minutes. Tyson thought it was "awesome!" Em was a little unsure about sounds and really did not care for the thunder. As long as she was in mine or Paul's lap she was fine.

Poor Em, she didn't even make it out of downtown before she crashed.

And this concludes the Spring Break 2010 posts. Back to reality on Monday.

28 Years Ago........

........I celebrated my 4th birthday party at one of San Antonio's biggest children's attractions.
If you had told me then that I would be taking my two children there as well, I never would have believed you. Kiddie Park, I think it is the oldest working amusement park. It has been newly renovated but the rides remain with 1920's amusement park theme. I had heard that it just reopened, and I couldn't wait to take the kids somewhere that I had such fond memories of as a child.
It was weird, walking in I immediately felt transformed to the early 80's and could remember coming here with my parents and my grandparents.

One thing I noticed was that the park was so small, it had always seemed so huge to me. It was the perfect size for my kiddos.

They loved the boats.

Emmy ran to the pink plane and couldn't wait to hop in.

Look at that smile. He really enjoyed the rides. My Tyson is NOT a dare devil, so this was just his speed.

Em got a big kick out of turning in her ticket for her ride.

I love these two!!! I love that fact that Paul took days off from work just to hang out with Buddy for his first Spring Break from school. Tyson may not see it yet, but these are such important memories that Paul is making with them. And I hope he can look back one day and see that his Daddy was "there" for him. Just the way I can.