The Gillespies take San Antonio

Well, it was time for our family vacation and we were all excited to go see San Antonio. We loaded up our car and left early in the morning so that the girls would hopefully sleep for a couple hours. Sadie was super excited and of course did not go back to sleep, but she was quiet till the sun came up and Claire slept, so I would say our plan worked. Sea World was top priority during the trip and Claire had even learned to say fish. It really sounds like, "ish", but we'll go with it. There are lots of water areas so the girls just stayed in their swim suits the whole time. Sea World has a great Sesame Street kids area that the girls loved. They are not too sure about characters in costumes, actually they want nothing to do with them, but we still got a couple pictures.

Here we are with who Sadie calls "The fairy princess." I think her name is Abby. We don't know our Sesame Street characters very well. Notice the forced/scared smile on Sadie's face.

And Claire...Looking at Zoe like "Don't even try to touch me." Maybe they will enjoy them more as they get older. Right now, they are good looking at them from a distance. Claire was excited to see Elmo. She called all of the characters "Melmo" and would point, but wanted to keep her distance.

Dolphins

Gabe and Claire looking at the dolphins.

Sadie's first Amusement ride. She really is on there with Gabe even though you can't see her. (Second row from the left.) And yes, Claire was whining at the gate because she couldn't go.

Another ferris wheel kind of ride. It was the only one Claire could ride. (And only one picture from the guy working the ride so of course Claire had her eyes closed.)

Another ride for Sadie and Daddy.

We did make it to most of the shows, even with a squirmy 18 month old. They both loved Shamu or as Sadie says "Shampoo."

A quick picture of Sadie with the map planning out day 2. We were fortunate to get fun passes that are good for the rest of the year so we decided to not deal with grumpy girls and go for two days.

First thing on the agenda Day 2 was to see the sea lions and seals. This is Sadie feeding a few.

Waiting for the show.

Quick picture of Max the Walrus.

And Sadie's first roller coaster.

Leaving with "Baby Shampoo." Claire got a penguin, but she was asleep in the back of the stroller by the time we left.

A few other pictures from the rest of our time in San Antonio. We went to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner once which was soooooo yummy. Check out Sadie's crazy curly hair in the humidity.

We also went to the Children's Museum. The best part was the HEB market. They had carts, food, and checkout lines. It was a lot of fun for the girls and fun for us to watch too.

Claire with her groceries.

Saidie with her groceries. I love that she chose a lobster and a fish. Also, two hamburger helpers and some laundry detergent. Too funny!

Here is Sadie being a checker. It actually beeps when you scan the barcode.

Sadie taking Claire for a ride on the trolley.

There are still a few more pictures from our visit to the Riverwalk. I'll put those in a seperate post. We had a great time. Mama and Daddy came home tired, but I guess that's how it's supposed to be. Vacations sure are different with little ones, but I think they keep getting better.