Christmas Magic Continued

With my Dad being here with us for Christmas, we decided to make it an extra fun trip for all of us! Brett was able to get free tickets to Sea World (the perks of his job!) so we were off to San Antonio early the morning after Christmas. I can't say enough how much I love San Antonio, but Christmas time was even better! We grabbed a quick lunch at Panera - yummy - and headed to Sea World. It was a bit of a drizzly day but so much fun!

At the entrance with Shamu Santa!

Ready for our 1st Show of the Day - Sea Lions!

Sea Lion Show

After a couple shows, we had my Dad take Kayla to the dog and cat show while we rode all the roller coasters. Last time we went, I was pregnant so I hadn't ridden any of them. This time, with the cooler weather, we walked right on all of them. I LOVED it. I really love roller coasters. Although, we both yelled out that are we getting too old for this when we made the first big drop on the first roller coaster. It was so much fun and we loved having some alone time.

Brett demonstrating how NOT to ride the rollercoasters.

Ready for the dolphin show!

It was so magical watching Kayla watch the orcas. There was a new baby orca born in early December and they did a little show, showcasing the baby and talking about the miracle of birth. They tied it in with the Christmas season and the miraculous birth of our Savior. It was so magical and touching and I totally teared up.

Kayla was oohing and awwing every time the orcas would jump up or do any tricks. I loved watching her get so excited. I thought she'd be too young to really notice but she really loved the shows.

Brett made a video of a few movie clips we took of Kayla.

Her excited pointing!

Grandpa Kelly bought Kayla the Orca stuffed animal and she kept kissing it and hugging it. She's such a sweet baby.

We took Kayla to watch the dolphins and she got so excited when they'd pop up in front of her.

We loved the orca show so much that we went back a second time!

After the second Orca show, we wandered around looking at all the lights. They do such a good job making it look so pretty and Christmasy!

A tree made of Poinsettas

They had this huge section of the park called Candy Cane Forrest. Kayla loved it!

As we were leaving, they had a big tree with lights coordinating to Christmas music. It was great!

The next day, we did a bit of shopping, took my Dad to the Alamo, ate yummy food, and headed to the temple. We were able to go together since Dad was there to watch Kayla. We've never taken her to that temple before so we got a few family photos. 

After the temple, we headed down to the River Walk for dinner and to look at the lights. We've never been there on a Friday night before, and that plus the holidays made for a CROWDED area. We could barely get through the crowds. Good thing Brett decided against the stroller, opting to carry Kayla on his shoulders, cause that would have been crazy! The lights were really beautiful though and Dad loved it. If you haven't been to San Antonio or the River Walk, I totally suggest it. Its such a beautiful place to visit!

Since it was so crowded and there were no restaurants with waits less than an hour, we opted to hit up Whataburger on the way back to the car. We're not the biggest fans, but it's growing on me. People here in Texas LOVE their Whataburgers. They're everywhere. No trip to Texas is complete without some, so this wrapped everything up nicely for my dad. :) We fed Kayla some baby food we'd brought along and then gave her little pieces of our burger. She chomped that right up!