"Remember the Alamo!"

Day 3 was spent in downtown San Antonio and we spent most of the day there. From 9:30 to 4:00! Our first stop was the Alamo where we promptly bought jackets for the kids. (Didn't pack long sleeves or pants because the weather channel said we didn't need to. Don't always listen to the weather channel.) It did warm up after a while, but with about 20 mph winds and a temp of about 58, it was C-O-L-D! I just noticed that I uploaded this pictures completely out of order and I don't really feel like redoing it. So just bare with me! hehe!

We visited HemisFair park where we found a huge playground that the kids had a blast playing on. Mackenlee made friends with several kids there, and she played and played. Logan and Ethan spent their time swinging!

We also went to the Tower of the Americas. We decided to not go up to the top so instead we just looked at all the waterfalls surrounding it.

Now, back to the Alamo. This is a live oak tree that was transported here as a full grown tree. It was the first full grown tree that was ever transplanted! It was planted there in 1914 and, like I said, it was full grown when it was transported. Brian said it was about 40 years old, but not too sure. Either way, that's one old tree!!

Mackenlee posed for me in front of the waterfalls at the Tower of the americas.

We spent a lot of time at the Riverwalk where we did the riverboat tour. We all loved it and was very informative!

At 2 different times, this is what we saw. Logan has been fighting allergies all week, with ear pains and all so we have seen him fall asleep a lot over the past couple of days. He actually took 2 naps yesterday and slept the whole time we were at the tower of the americas. We had to wake him up so he could see the playground.

Ethan fell asleep while swinging. He ended up missing out on ice cream because of his little nap. After playing on the playground we decided to head back to the Riverwalk and go to the Marble Slab and get the kids a cup of ice cream. After dining on chocolate with m&m's (Logan) and strawberry with marshmallows (Mackenlee) we headed back to the car and went back to the hotel.

Traveling and eating out with 3 small kids can be very difficult so I was so excited to see that the hotel that we are staying at offers FREE food every evening from 5:30-7:00. Food that the kids would be eating at a restaurant that we would be paying 5.99 a plate for. Things like chicken tenders, mac and cheese, hotdogs, etc. And for us? Well, we have been dining on baked potatoes, tacos, and nachos. Sure, it's not the fanciest place to eat out. But when you have 3 small kids and the food is quickly served, the dining area is not crowded, it makes for a VERY pleasurable eating expierence and we are able to save that money to do more fun things! Next we head north up to Waco to visit Brian's older brother and family for our niece's pre-K graduation before heading back home Friday. So far, this has been a great vacation!