AHHHH!

Most people know that I do not like bugs, spiders and little creepy crawly things. We have been in Texas now for almost 3 months. I have seen spiders and bugs outside that have been pretty gross. The point is they were outside. Well last Saturday morning I woke up and went into the bathroom. As I flipped on the light I saw a HUGE cock roach scurry across the floor and over towards the bathtub. Of course I screamed for help and was freaking out. He was gone, we could not find him. I was on end all morning. So I started cleaning, I swept the floor and pulled out the vacuum. To make sure the roach had nothing to eat. I was vacuuming when I looked up on the wall and there he was staring at me in all his glory. Steve had just left for a run and would be gone for 30 minutes. What was I to do. I am to big of a whip to kill it myself. So I just watched it. I continued to clean and every couple of seconds I would look to make sure he was still there. When Steve finally got home, which felt like he was gone forever I told him to kill it. Which he did. My night in shining armor. Steve later said it wasn't even that big, he seen lots bigger on his mission, which he served in Argentina. I don't care though the bug scared me and I didn't want it in my house. Luckily that has been the only roach we have seen while in Texas. And hopefully the last, I have been told where there is one there are lots. Only 2 days left!

Sea World San Antonio

Last weekend we also sent to Sea World. We were able to see dolphins, whales, sea lions, sharks, sting rays, and pink flamingos. They also have a variety of animal shows. The Believe show with Shamu was so much fun. Seeing the whales jump up so high and the trainers working with them doing different tricks. One of the trainers stood on the whales back and suffered as the whale swam through the pool. The park has a pool of dolphins that people can buy a tray of fish to feed them. We were able to get close enough to touch the dolphins. It was so cool! The park also has some rides. We took turns going on the rides. One nice things about going on the off season is there is no line. Some people, including Steve just stayed on the rides and rode them a couple of times. Sabrinna had a hard time afterwards because she didn't get a nap that day. With that said we still loved it and had a blast!

Brackenridge Park

This last weekend was one of the best I have had in a long time. What made it so great was the time together with my family. As Steve has been finishing up the last little bit of his training here in Texas he has had some time off in the afternoons. On this last Thursday he got off early and we went to the Brackenridge Park. The park was beautiful! There are some 384 acres of land that make up this park. Some of it has been developed into a golf course, amphitheater and the city Zoo. However, a large portion of it is left in the natural scenery found here in Texas. This tree and wooden filled park has hiking trails, camp fire pits and a fun fun train ride that goes through out the park. We went on the 20 minute 2 mile train ride that went over the San Antonio River, through the woods, and past some other features the park offers. We all loved it and had a great time. After that we went to feed the ducks in the river. Sabrinna had fun watching and pointing at the ducks. We walked around on the trails and let Sabrinna wonder around. She was in her element. She was walking around, pointing, talking and picking up all sorts of rocks, twigs, and anything else she could find. Steve and I just sat back and watched as she enjoyed herself. It makes us so happy to see her beam with happiness.