Spring Break in San Antonio

March 28, 2026Leave a comment

San Antonio holds a special place in my heart. It was the very first “grown-up” vacation I took with the bearded one. Since then, we’ve made countless weekend trips back, spending evenings on the Riverwalk with dinner and cocktails, wandering through Market Square, and stopping for shopping and micheladas along the way.

This spring break we decided San Antonio would be the perfect adventure for our 6 and 3 year old. The goal we had in mind was Sea World, both our boys love all things sea creatures, and as educators, the bearded one and I had free passes (we also signed up for a free pre-k pass for our youngest). We knew Sea World wouldn’t be our only stop but it was our biggest surprise for the boys.

After a 4 hour car ride, we arrived at our destination. I heard so many fabulous things about the Drury Inn so that’s where we decided to stay, and it did not disappoint. The hotel itself self was an old bank and full of beautiful architecture, stained glass, and old bank fixtures. They also had free breakfast and a free snack hour each evening. The snack hour honestly had full meals and free cocktails (which we enjoyed), but our boys opted for popcorn 🍿. The hotel also had a rooftop pool and hot tubs which of course we had to checkout.

The first day we checked out our hotel, took a river boat tour, and enjoyed the Riverwalk.

The second day we headed to SeaWorld and I was pleasantly surprised. It has changed so much since the bearded one and went last time (over 15 years ago). There was lot to see and do. We visited all of the aquariums and watched all of the shows. We decided to skip the rides this time, but will definitely check them out next time.

We packed a lot of little adventures in to our short two day trip; we took a riverboat tour, saw the Alamo, ate at Rainforest Cafe, and shopped in Market Square. There is so much to do and see in SA; we will be back to explore more next time. I feel like the city is very kid and family friendly and we greatly enjoyed our little adventure away from home.

Every Summer Has A Story

August 6, 2023Leave a comment

Chapter One: The Beach in Corpus

As always we had a fabulous time. Beautiful location, fabulous weather, and my boys were happy.

Chapter 2: San Antonio Hyatt Resort

Of course one vacation just isn’t enough so I had to find something else to do. The bearded one and our boys are happy as long as they are near water and the San Antonio Hyatt Resort is known for its lazy river. After extensive review reading, I book us a suite for a couple of days and we headed on down to SA. The drive wasn’t bad, our 3 year old and 1 year old are surprisingly great car riders. After loading up on snacks at Buccee’s we finally arrived and hurried on down to the pool and river. To be honest I was slightly underwhelmed. Yes the resort had a beautiful lazy river to float around in, but that was about it. They did have a few other features like a water slide and tiny kiddie pool, I think I was just wishing for a larger pool to hang out in, or an indoor pool would have been nice. Prices for everything (food, drinks, souvenirs etc…) we’re expensive, as to be expected at a resort. All in all we did end up having a great time. I’d probably give it another try in the future. https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/texas/hyatt-regency-hill-country-resort-and-spa/sanhc

Chapter 3: Road Trip

Our finally adventure was to Bartlesville, OK. I know what you’re thinking, …why?! Well we had the best reasons, to see family of course! It was the perfect in-between stop to catch up with relatives. Before we headed to good ole Bartlesville we made a 4th of July pit stop in Dallas to visit more family and celebrate the holidays. This road trip was pretty long for the boys but they did great. We stopped frequently for snacks, potty breaks, and lunch. When we finally arrived our room was ready and so was the pool (of course we had to swim). Bartlesville is actually a cute little town. It has lots of yummy restaurants and original shops downtown, which were all within walking distance to our hotel. I also found a cute little kiddie park with amusement rides which was super fun! If you’re ever in the area you also have to check out the aquarium in Jenks, OK. It was one of the best we’ve ever visited (hands on exhibits, not to crowed, lots to do). All in all, we enjoyed our little stay in Oklahoma.

Chapter Four: Let’s Stay Home

This summer was full of great memories and lots of laughs. No matter where we go I know I will always have the best time because I’m with my boys. My favorite place in the whole wide world will always be wherever they are.

Spring Break Shenanigans

March 20, 2021April 19, 2021Leave a comment

With our masks on and our hand sanitizer packed, we managed a few Spring Break adventures close to home.

First we decided to take Baby O to the downtown Houston Aquarium. It wasn’t a terrible experience, and Baby O seemed to enjoy himself, but I wouldn’t go back. It was overly crowded, people weren’t very kind, and honestly, there wasn’t much to see or do. Overall I give it 4/10.

Although the aquarium wasn’t a huge success we decided to try again the next day with a trip to the Houston Zoo. Other than getting caught in a chilly 40 minute thunderstorm, the zoo was a pretty good experience. It wasn’t too crowded ( we did have to book tickets online ahead of time) and there was plenty to see and do. Baby O saw lots of new animals and was even able to get out of his stroller and run around. I’d give it a 7.5/10.