A Weekend Away!

Ragnar and I decided it was time to take a trip with just our little family of 6! We were excited for some family time. We left on Thursday morning for a weekend in San Antonio, Texas! The kids did great on the drive over. We stopped at Buccees on the way down and the kids got a new beanie boo, which they love to collect, and as we were leaving they all exclaimed "This is the best trip EVER". Nice to have that out of the way with just a trip to Buccees and a beanie boo!
On the road we had to make it through some pretty strong thunderstorms, but we made it in and the weather was beautiful after the rain. We checked into the hotel and then went over to the Alamo and Riverwalk.

The ALAMO! It is interesting to walk around and learn about Texas history.

The weather was beautiful and we enjoyed our stroll.

The Riverwalk is pretty, but we didn't stay long.

We went to Red Robin and ate and then the kids wanted to get in the hotel pool!! 

 The next morning we got up and got ready for Seaworld!

 The kids were so excited about going together. The weather was nice because for the first few hours it was jacket weather and shady!

Here Channing is riding her first kiddie rollercoaster. It was called the Shamu express! She was excited to be brave and try it and loved it!

The older two kids were right in front of us! Luckily we had a good ride, and then the ride had mechanical problems after us and the next group got stuck for a little while.

Next the carousels!

A simple delight!

We went to the Sea Lion and Otter show and the kids thought that was great. As you can see from Deacon, he was pretty stoic about everything :)

 It was a silly but entertaining show!

Afterward Cavin decided he was going to be super courageous and try out his first "real" rollercoaster. It was called the "Steel Eel" Ragnar said he didn't say a word, just closed his eyes and afterward told Ella she was going to be really scared!

Ella and I had our turn next! I think I screamed more than she did! I'm getting too old for that ;)

Channing was making sure Deacon was ok all day. She was scared for them to go on the rollercoaster so she was holding his hand :)

Next was the "Great White" rollercoaster. Ragnar happily declined going on that one and so it was up to me!

Oh man, that one was rough, Cavin and I didn't enjoy it too much, but I was so glad we were brave enough to try it! Afterward we went to a Dolphin and Beluga Whale show which was interesting. We all love Dolphins.

Cute brothers stopped off to get some pizza and enjoy lunch!

The others rode a couple more rides and then we were gonna stay for more shows. It was 3:00 and the other shows didn't start for almost 2 hours and we were hot, so we headed back to the Hotel for a swim! We swam in what I swear was the coldest water ever and then we had dinner in the hotel and rented "A Good Dinosaur" to watch in bed! It was fun! Unfortunately, I got really sick that night and slept terrible. Halfway through the night Cavin wasn't feeling well either. So Ragnar gave me a priesthood blessing and the next morning we gave it a go at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. It was sprinkling and not great weather, so I was grateful we didn't have to pay for the tickets.

First we went as a family on the Rapid Ride which got Ella and Cavin soaked!

The kiddie cars are more our speed ;)

The kids did the rollercoaster behind in this picture. 

Cute boys and Deacon's cheesy face!

The girls rode in the other carrier.

Ella, Cavin, Channing, and Ragnar rode on the bummer cars. Cavin's wasn't working well so they let him do it twice. He wasn't a huge fan.

And the way back...Deacon was too cool for his chair! They all did well and we had a great trip. Like I said I hadn't been feeling well and neither had Cavin at the end, so we ended up going to a rediclinic the next morning and found out we both had strep throat, so that wasn't a great way to end it, but I am glad we got to be together as a family! I sure love our little crew of 6!