Family Vacation to San Antonio

I am very behind on my blogs and everytime I think about catching up, I get overwhelmed and put if off yet again. So, I've decided to blog about our most recent adventure and work my way back (back dating my posts of course).

This week has been our Spring Break and it's times like this that I'm so thankful Clayton and I are both in education! It has been a great week spending every day together! On Sunday, we headed to San Antonio for our first official family vacation - just the three of us! Camille did great in the truck on the way there even though she only slept 1 1/2 hours of the 4 hour trip and the DVD player batteries were dead! We had been talking about our vacation, San Antonio, the hotel and Shamu, but she didn't know what all that entailed. When we walked into the hotel room, her first comment was "Ooh, big girl beds!" and then into the bathroom, "Ooh, bathtub." She loved the room and didn't want to leave when it was time to head back home.

After we were settled into the room, we walked to the Riverwalk and enjoyed some Mexican food. Our plan was to ride the boat but the line was EXTREMELY way too long. We checked the times it ran and promised Camille we would come back on Tuesday morning. Camille and daddy enjoyed trying on some hats in a shop on the Riverwalk.

The next morning we enjoyed a nice breakfast at the hotel and then got ready to go see this infamous Shamu we had been talking about. I had been pretty nervous about this trip with a 2-year old because I never wanted to be the parents people look at because of their screaming, cranking and exhausted child. With a wrong turn and alot of traffic within 2 miles of Sea World, it took us close to 2 hours to get there. Our hotel was 15 miles away! But, I just kept saying it was a blessing because Camille fell asleep soon after we left and got a great nap before getting to Sea World! Along with Shamu, Big Bird and his friends were also at Sea World! We planned it well and were able to see all the shows. Camille sat so still during each one of them. We ended up in the Splash Zone for the Shamu show and told Camille that Shamu was going to splash us. She was pretty stressed about that and did not want to get wet. We lucked out and missed the water by 1 or 2 rows. There were several wet and screaming children...I'm glad ours wasn't!

The $10 spent on this stroller was the best $10 spent all day! She loved it most of the time, but she loved her Shamu even more! She spotted him early on during the day and we were able to wait until close to the end to purchase him. She has taken him many places already and is her new sleep buddy.On Tuesday morning, we packed up and headed back to the Riverwalk for a boat ride. There was no line and we got right on for our 35 min ride. It was a little longer and slower than Camille would prefer, but still didn't want to leave when it was over. We had a great trip and were so proud of how well behaved Camille was!

Big Girl Bed

With a new addition welcoming our family in September and Camille being able to climb out of her crib when she gets mad enough, we began looking at big girl beds! On Valentine's Day, Clayton and I made the purchase of a white daybed with a trundle and matching dresser. There had been a lot of talk about the big girl bed and we had bought the bedding a few days before we actually picked up the furniture, so Camille was very excited! It has been an interesting transition since we now wake up to a little girl staring at us in the middle of the night! One morning I walked into the living area and noticed the tv was on. I looked over the couch and there was Camille asleep! She had come to the living room and tried watching tv in the middle of the night. She didn't figure out how to turn on the cable so she just went to sleep on the couch! Stinker!

I'm still trying to decide how to paint the room. Her bedding is from Target...suggestions welcome!