Day 4 Begins~

San Antonio is full of runners...like most places, but THIS MAN totally inspired me. It was 9am and he was out running along the riverwalk...which may or may not seem like a big deal, the big deal to me was that he was well into his 70's possibly early 80's. We watched him for awhile, then he stopped along the bridge and did toe touches for several minutes and THEN he started jogging again! When I grow up, I want to be JUST LIKE HIM! What an amazing man!!

 Halle and I sat down right by the river for quite awhile one morning while we waited for the boys to get ready (YES...you read that right...WE WERE WAITING FOR THE BOYS). It was so calm and peaceful, a great way to start the morning. 

 Halle caught up on her morning texting, facebook and pinterest while I took pictures and soaked in the sun...**sigh**

 After breakfast we went for a walk down on Market Street, Halle found her "man of steel"...I actually find knights in shining armor to be rather creepy! They have no fashion sense at all (ha ha ha)!

...AND SO the day begins~

Day 3...goes on STILL~

Our room was on the 6th floor of the resort...which also housed the "roof-top" pool,

which we took advantage of almost every single night. It was a perfect way to 

end every fabulous day....BUT mostly, we went for the HOT TUB!

 As we sat playing in the water (waiting for the hot tub to empty from its 

HOARDS of people), Cameron couldn't refrain from giving his dad a little "poolside welcome"..

Good thing Deron has a good sense of humor :)

 ...had to laugh at Cameron's close comparison to a "seal" in this picture!

 

Halle and I have learned our lesson...we steer clear of Cameron and the water...he 

is ruthless..BUT KNOWS how to have fun!

 When we looked over the rooftop from the pool, you can see for miles...the skyline

looks gorgeous no matter which way you look. It was a little SHOCKING to my system 

when we got off the plane and I realized, there are NO mountains on the horizon, not a one. 

My Utah brain had a hard time wrapping itself around that one!

 The tower (which we eventually go and see...stay tuned)

 looking down to the riverwalk below~

and so.....Day 3 comes to a close as we pull down the sheets and 

get ready for a good nights rest before we jump up and start on day 4!....

***sigh***

This is the life!

Day 3...STILL continues

 Halle wanted to go and see the Cathedral. What an amazing place. It was beautiful, 

both on the inside as well as the outside. 

 

 Halle is standing in the back and we are looking forward to the front of the 

building (not sure what this part is called). 

 

Deron standing in the foyer (as we walked in) by the remains of the 

soldiers from the Alamo.

 Cameron was DYING to THROW me in the fountain....I didn't want to give him too much of

a hold on me...thats why we aren't standing TOO CLOSE...lucky for me (and him) 

I got to stay dry THAT DAY!

 Halle and her dad!

 This adorable little girl (whom we don't know) was soooooo cute, when she and 

her family came out of the Cathedral, they walked by us, she just smiled and smiled, so we 

said "HI".... and to her parents surprise, she said "HI" right back. They stopped and visited 

with us for a minute and said she had never said "HI" to anyone. She was a doll!

The people in San Antonio were some of the nicest, sweetest people I've ever met!

 Pigeons...!!!! THEY WERE EVERYWHERE...but for some reason, it was beautiful!

I felt like I was in "Mary Poppins"...

Cameron ...deep in thought, and what a beautiful place to sit and think....

Wonder what he's thinking about?!

and our journey continues~~~~~~~~~~ still!

Day 3 continues....

The city was so much fun...there were things to do and see EVERYWHERE...

we got a chuckle out of "cinderella's coach" as we were walking around~

Oh the things you see when you travel!

 We were in the mall grabbing some lunch when we saw this sweet nun. Halle wanted to have

her picture taken with her, but didn't dare go and ask...so we got creative :)

 The hats were a HIT. IF CAM and DERON could have found a way to 

get these on the airplane without it being too big of a hassle, I'm pretty sure

they would have been sporting these on the streets of UTAH!.....

 ...Halle on the other hand, she just tried her's on for "kicks and giggles:...

and yes, we all giggled, even her! 

Day 3 continues......some more~

Day 3..The Alamo

Our resort was right downtown, right in the middle of EVERYTHING.

Day 3 was spent playing right in the middle of it all...first stop was the Alamo.

What an interesting place to visit....and the gardens were amazing.

There were several elementary schools (most likely from schools close by) that

were visiting the Alamo on the day we went. It was nice to know they were getting a little history

on their field trip!

Halle and I had fun walking around the gardens...I couldn't help but take picture

after picture of everything we saw, it was magnificent!

The squirrels were everywhere. They weren't afraid to walk right up by anyone that was walking by. They don't have squirrels that size in Utah...I really wanted to bring one home with me! 

Deron and Cam having some "resting time" as we "girls" ventured around outside.

Papaya???? 

The craziest tree I've ever seen...its branches come downward and then spread across

the ground, I've never seen anything like it before...and the size of that tree was ENORMOUS~

the picture doesn't do it justice!

Cactus were everywhere...so we had to do a little "funny" picture :)

Once again...EVERYTHING is bigger in Texas!

Its a TRUE STATEMENT!!

The four of us sitting by the wishing fountain...throwing pennies in...just for good measure!

Yep...a "tree hugger"~

I loved the gorgeous flowers (and everything else)that seemed to be 

everywhere...wished I could have packed them up and planted 

them in my yard.....San Antonio is such a pretty place!

Day 2...Walking The Walk~

Our resort sat right on the famous "River Walk" of San Antonio....an 8 mile walk of beautiful river, all below the busy city streets. The River Walk is lined with beautiful trees, bushes, flowers, restaurants, little shops and hotels. Its like being on the streets of a completely separate city. Its a very calm, quaint area and I quickly fell in love with it.  

There were river boats that did tours...which we took advantage of...an experience that was so much fun...an adventure all in its own. 

Along our river boat tour we saw many different birds, squirrels  and creatures that were living only on the riverfront.

They also had an amphitheater where we happened to come across a fun concert going on one night as we were strolling the River Walk...it was so much fun!

(some of the restaurants that lined the River Walk)

Looking at the city skyline of San Antonio was also very beautiful, truly a sight to behold.

At the end of every day, I meandered to the end of the hall of our 6th story floor, went

out the door and onto the roof where the pool was. I stood at the edge of the building, next to the observation railing and watched the city below....the busy cars going here and there, the bustle of the people... and then looked a little deeper to the

hidden greenery below the city and wondered what was happening on the River Walk! 

What a beautiful hidden treasure lying beneath the city!

San Antonio...DAY 1..this is the LIFE!

After FINALLY landing in San Antonio at 1:30pm (almost 12 hours after getting up to get ready to head to Salt Lake International), gathering our luggage, renting a car, riding 

a shuttle to the car rental garage, loading the luggage into the rental car...we were not only TIRED

but STARVING! The resort that we were staying in was right down town, amongst 

all the hustle and bustle of the city...and to top it off it was Cinco De Mayo! The city was alive 

with everything Mexican. It was so much fun. We found this adorable little restaurant, "Pico De Gallo", where we could sit down and take in the wonderful atmosphere of the holiday and some

scrumptious AUTHENTIC Mexican food!

The decor was fabulous and I felt as though I was sitting in a little place in downtown

Mexico City....the lighting on the other hand, was not so fabulous for picture taking... 

Cameron and I ready for some REAL food...no more airport peanuts and crackers for us...

Bring on the Enchilada's, the Fajitas, the Refried Beans and Spanish Rice!

Poor Halle got sick the day before we left (AND our Dr was out of town). 

She had an awful sinus and ear infection.

 Her first airplane ride caused so much pressure in her head, she was in tears, she

was miserable and just wanted to sleep (but couldn't).. BUT she was on vacation and determined to have a great time...regardless of feeling like she wanted to spend the entire week curled up with a box of kleenex, a decongestant and a warm fuzzy blanket. She was a trooper and even smiled for a fun photo op by this crazy chicken (which I failed to get a complete picture of...he was pretty COOL)! 

At the restaurant, we were serenaded by this awesome trio of singers (the other one isn't in the picture...he wouldn't fit)...It was CRAZY FUN and made us all smile!

After dinner we went back to our resort where we quickly settled in. Deron and I took a walk down the AMAZING River Walk (more about that in an upcoming post)

 then we came back and threw on our PJ's...ready for an EARLY bedtime 

(by now we had been up for 18 hours!)

But check out our AMAZING room...which just happened to be the "Presidential Suite"!

...Bedroom #2

...Kitchen/Dining area (yes, thats a bag of garbage in the picture....I hadn't taken it out yet)

...Dining table/area

...Living room area

...Bedroom #1

I failed to snap a picture of the bathrooms (2) but they were HUGE and just as amazing. 

These pictures don't do the suite justice, it was gorgeous and we felt like royalty staying there!

NOW....off to bed...because the next day starts our busy, fun filled, crazy whirlwind of a week!