We were so excited to head for warmer weather for Spring Break! What perfect timing to go see Trish & her new baby Rylee! I could NOT stop kissing her cheeks-but can you blame me??
We got to Texas right before Easter...which means late night trips to several stores in search of plastic eggs to fill....I still can't believe we had to rummage through the return carts in customer service to find a few....luckily they were eggs for boys!
Chase was so funny to watch find eggs...and funny to watch him NOT find eggs....as seen here running past the book in the tree.
Baby Rylee scored her own little prizes in the easter egg hunt. Cute first easter Rylee!
Spring in Texas brings lots of blue bonnets...and people parked all along the freeways taking pictures!! We & by we I mean Michael thought that would be a great photo opportunity! Chase loves being outside at any time or any place so he was willing to cheese it up!
This is Chase squeezing us to pieces!!
I really wanted to lay down in them for some reason...
Can't resist a pic with the sis!
Just incase anyone wanted to see them close up
Downtown San Antonio at night...we didn't get a picture of the riverwalk in the dark....but the Alamo was all lit up!
The night we went downtown we ate at this Mexican resteraunt & bakery. For some reason the line for the bakery was longer than the wait at the resteraunt so we decided we HAD to try some of their mexican treats. I asked the guy what was the best and he gave me this:
The orange goop is pumpkin candy. It is not a picture of Rylee's diaper. The guy said this is a must have & as we ate it and threw it up in the parking lot it really was a must have....not for the taste of it...but for the gut busting laugh we got out of it. The pink/white cookie was Chase's pick that he just HAD to have....he took one bite of it and said. "I don't yike it Mommy". Which makes me really glad because I'm sure he'd have diabetes by the last bite if he ate the whole thing.
We got in a little pool time as well while we were there....the water was unfortutely not heated so we swam a little and played alot.
What would a trip to San Antonio be like without a visit or two to Sea World. Chase was definitely more interested in the shows this year than the last time we went & kept asking to see more animals!
Because of the last Killer Whale/trainer encounter in the news recently the trainers are no longer allowed in the water with whales. Which really makes for a less exciting show. They are still huge remarkable animals but definitely not our favorite.
The difference between being in the water with the whales....this is a beluga whale and really fun entertaining show with divers and dolphins and all sorts of fun & exciting things. You can't look away for a minute or you WILL miss something.
Sea Lions. Definitely our favorite show. They are so fun to watch "walk" and "talk" and smooth in and out of the water. Crazy that their eyes are the same color as their skin.
Look out baby Rylee....Chase is giving you a kiss attack! Famous at our house. He loved Loved LOVED baby Ry-ree (as he says it).
What? Another picture with Chase & Baby Rylee? He got more pictures with her than I did! Chase especially loved to hold Baby Rylee when she had the hiccups....which was almost every time she ate. He thought it was soooo funny!! He will be a great big brother someday!
Chase & Rylee enjoying the mobile. Chase has always been fascinated with these, and still occasionally gets his own out of the closet to hear the 'baby music'. We had such a great time with Mike & Trish & their new little addition! The Rock Band was reunited for a week and we got in lots of card playing. Chad & Mike went on a hog hunt but were unable to find the hog they wounded so no pic of that. The only regrets are no pictures of the Blue Bell ice cream and Rudy's bbq feast! Until next time & their will be a next time....God Bless Texas!!!
