Cousins and Sea World

This past weekend we were able to meet up with Nathan's cousin Megan, her husband Matt, and there 2 boys Ethan, 4 and Grant, 2. They live in St. Louis and we had visited them 2 summers ago when Griffin was almost 2. Ethan and Griffin got along great then and although he doesnt remember much about that trip, Griffiin was super excited to see his cousin Ethan again.

Megan and her family first went to the beach in Corpus, timing it just right and making it right before the hurricane hit. They came up to San Anotnio early last week and spen a couple of nights there and we met them on Thursday to go to Sea World. Nathan's brother Jason, his wife Traci, and there son Grant, 18 months, also met us there. The hurricane had hit land the day before in Mexico, so the chance of rain was 100% that day. We wwere afraid we might be wasting our money, but there was no other time to go, so we took a chance, packed up lots of umbrellas, ponchos, and snacks, and verntured out.

It could not have been a better day! The sky was overcast and looked horrible all day, so the park was not nearly as busy as the Thursday before the 4th should be. It did sprinkle on us off and on monst of the morning and early afternoon and during the Shamoo show it poured, but conveniently let up as the show was ending. It was cool- something we were not expecting, and we were able to see every show and ride every ride we wanted to with no waiting in lines. All the boys, including the little ones (Tucker and Grant) were great. The shows are all about 20 minutes long, which was perfect for us. Tucker loved the animals and watched with interest. Griffin and Ethan of course were having the time of their lives. Our family even went on the log ride together and Tucker would not even let me hold on to him as we went down the hill. I had not been to Sea World since I was 11 and so I really enjoyed all the shows. We stayed until almost closing time, 9:00.

Our cousins followed us back to Austin and spend Friday and Saturday with us. The dads took the older boys to see Toy Story 3 and Megan, Tucker and I went shopping. We also went to a water park one day. It was a great visit and we were so glad that they were able to come and see us. The boys all got along great and it is always fun to see our boys play with and get to know family better. It is a memore he will laways have and I am sure will talk about for a long time. Maybe next summer we can take another trip up to St. Louis. Thanks Matt and Megan for making the trip!