So many fun places to go and things to see and do in SA - we packed in a lot this trip! Had a great time at the San Antonio Zoo! Hannah loved to see the animals - monkeys were a big hit, so were the hippos! Loved feeding the ducks and fish too! My aunts, uncles, and cousins (12 of us in all) went to Sea World of Texas - thanks Scott for the tickets - and what a blast we all had! Hannah and Jason enjoyed the shows, loved the animals (Shamu and baby Shamu were a big hit!), napped in their strollers, and didn't mind being outside in the TX sun! What an adventure!
This trip we did manage a small road trip to South TX so Hannah could meet her Great-Grandpa and Great-Grandma. Grandpa was so happy to have us visit! Hannah loves music and enjoyed Grandpa's guitar skills very much! We spent the morning at the nursing home visiting my Grandma, who took to Hannah immediately! She has advanced alzheimer's but something about Hannah really brought her spirits up and got her "talking" and humming! Four generations all together! Pretty amazing...
We had lots of play dates with cousin Jason - the zoo (followed by lunch at Chris Madrids - highlight of the outing for me!), kids museum, Sea World, the pool - and spent time with my favorite Aunts (my mom's sisters Kurly and Carla) and 1st cousin Lisa (Jason's mom). Hannah started walking in TX :-)and I think we owe it to the push toy my dad bought her...she LOVED it! Can you tell?
My sister Carla flew in for a long weekend so we could ALL celebrate my mom's birthday! So very rare that we are home together - what a fun birthday! We enjoyed a fabulous dinner at Paesano's and then headed back to the house for homemade desserts - yummy! Hannah was soooo tired...can you tell??? She was a rockstar at dinner (who wouldn't love Paesano's??) ate cupcakes, and crashed hard that night!
Hannah has mastered the "more" baby sign and at times, she seemed to do it just for fun:-) She played so well with all of her "Texas" toys, many of them my old toys - she loves the set of zoo animals and loved playing with them in the window. We didn't get to the ranch this time, or get to make salsa...but Hannah was working hard at rolling out tortillas! Thanks for a great visit mom and dad - miss you all so much! Cannot wait until next time!
P.S. Hannah was not a happy girl the day we left, check out that frown! She would absolutely NOT smile at anyone at the airport or on our plane...AND when we arrived home she would not let me unpack the suitcases!!! Too cute!
