Snapshots of Our Life: San Antonio Trip over Memorial Weekend

This past weekend, we met some of John's family in San Antonio and spent a long weekend at the Hill Country Hyatt.

John's sister, Beth, and her husband, Ed, were there:

Along with John's mom, Sharlotte, and her husband, Tommy:

And lots of cousins! Here are Campbell & Carter (same age - born just a few days apart), Jack (15), and Helene:

And the same goofy crew with Ed's daughter, Erin (16), on the end:

One of the highlights of this trip (for the adults and the children) was that we let the kids have their own hotel rooms. They had two adjoining rooms with 2 double beds each. Each adult couple had a room with a king size bed, and we were on a separate floor from the kids! This was all glorious until the fire alarm went off at 5:30 AM, and I panicked because my babies were on a separate floor! It turns out that the electrical box that controls the alarm was struck by lightning, so the alarm was just a malfunction. All was well.

The Hill Country Hyatt is a fabulous resort for families. There are several outdoor swimming pools and hot tubs, and a big water slide, all surrounded by a lazy river. There's even a little hut along the lazy river where you can buy alcoholic beverages from the comfort of your inner tube.

Sibling love in the hotel atrium:

Cousinly love:

Cooking S'Mores at the resort:

We spent one evening on the San Antonio River Walk, one of my favorite places on earth. Helene tried to catch a pigeon. My kids have a thing with birds and squirrels. Believe it or not, Campbell actually caught a pigeon. I didn't get a picture because I was too busy yelling at him to get the pigeon out of the restaurant and go wash his hands.

But right after that, he caught a duck, and Jack actually managed to get a picture (while John and I were busy yelling at Cam to put down the duck and wash his hands):

Amazingly, neither bird raised a ruckus when caught. Campbell actually knows how to handle them. Maybe he'll become wealthy off of a reality TV show as "The Bird Whisperer".

The kids at the restaurant: