San Antonio Getaway

A couple weeks ago, I decided I would try to book a short getaway for Jared and I.  Turns out, the best time for us to go was a week later!  So, we got our things packed, the kids dropped off with Grandma and Pop and off we went!  (A huge thanks to Abby and Alex, who gave us a lovely place to stay the night before our flight AND drove us to the airport at 4:30 am!)
I'll let the pictures do the talking :)!

God is an amazing artist! Here we are above the clouds, beautiful!

We got to our hotel in San Antonio around 10:30 Friday morning, so we basically had the whole day to explore.  The whole, beautiful day!  It was close to 80 and sunny!

We started off with an amazing, authentic Mexican meal!  That black, 3-legged pot was boiling with steak, chicken, shrimp, cheese, cactus strips and a yummy broth to be put on tortillas.

Then, we made our way over to check out the Alamo.  It's quite interesting and full of history.

In front of the Alamo

In front of a giant, very old tree at the Alamo.  

Jared, with one of few remaining cannons from the battle of the Alamo

After we were able to check into our room, we changed and freshened up a bit (after our long day) and headed back out.

First stop was a riverboat tour.  I was so glad we did this and would recommend it to anyone visiting San Antonio.  It was relatively inexpensive and very informative.

View from our boat 

Jared and I on the boat.

Riverwalk Theater, view from the water.

That evening, we walked back by the Alamo.

Beautiful at night.

Saturday was another beautiful day.  We spent a lot of time walking the Riverwalk, eating and walking some more.  We definitely found some great restaurants!  I would say our favorites were, Boudro's (amazing, made at your table guacamole) and The Esquire Tavern.  We also decided to take a Segway tour.  I'm so glad we did.  It was a blast!!  And turns out, we had a private tour!

Ready to roll!

He looks good in a helmet :)

The San Fernando Cathedral was one of our stops on the tour.  It is one of the oldest Cathedrals in the United States and is very beautiful!

On our segways in front of the Cathedral

 While on our segway tour, we learned that you can rent bikes for free, if you dock them every 30 minutes.  So, for a change of pace, we did it.  It was fun!

Biking in a dress :)!

Sunday it turned cooler and a bit rainy, so we took a cab to brunch, did a little shopping, saw a movie and found a nice place to watch most of the Super Bowl.
A collage: 'Everything is Bigger in Texas'

The red recliners were our seats in the theater!!  The giant oak tree at the Alamo.  And our cinnamon roll from the Guenther House!  It was almost as big as a to-go box!

Our breakfast was very good!  And it should have been, after an hour wait!  We went to The Guenther House, after a recommendation from my sister.  It didn't disappoint and it is a very neat place!

We flew home on Monday and it was a great trip!  Thanks mom and dad and Karen for wrangling the kids for us!  And thanks again to Abby and Alex for being our taxi service to and from the airport!