The San Antonio River was at the heart of our adventures today.  We visited all of the historic San Antonio Missions, which are located near the river, and walked along most of the Riverwalk in downtown San Antonio.

The Missions were interesting, and the kids each had their favorites.  Our little one liked the information film at the Mission San Jose visitor center, and each of the others had something at the missions that was their favorite.  I liked seeing the artwork that had been painstakingly restored so that we could see parts of the original colors of the missions.  We went to Missions San Jose and Concepcion first thing in the morning and completed the Junior Ranger program, then headed downtown.

The Alamo was our first stop when we arrived downtown and it was very crowded.  Although it’s one of those places that you feel you should see while in San Antonio, and it’s free, the kids were not at all impressed with it.  My husband would like to learn more about the Alamo when he doesn’t have little ones tugging at him.

We at lunch on the patio of a restaurant on the Riverwalk and then strolled along the river.  Although the morning was cool, by afternoon it was in the mid-50′s and quite pleasant.  The kids had requested a river tour, but we waited too long to do it.  By the time we got in the ticket line at 2:00, all tickets were sold out until boats leaving after 4 p.m., when it would be first-come, first-served.  The kids’ legs, as well as their patience levels, were wearing thin by then, and we weren’t sure how well they’d handle the wait.

The boys begged to go to Ripley’s Believe It or Not but that was far too expensive for our tastes.  Instead, we drove back to the missions we’d missed in the morning, San Juan Capistrano and Espada, and then went back to our hotel.

We ordered in pizza, and while we were waiting for it to arrive, I ran to the nearby Target for a few things we needed.  I got back just in time for the pizza, which was mediocre at best.  (My husband joked that a blogging mom with a Pizza Hut regional manager for a brother is a deadly combination when it comes to not-up-to-snuff Pizza Hut pizza.)  The kids declared it good, however, especially since ordering pizza isn’t something we ever do from home.

We’re attempting an early bedtime since the kids have had some long days.  It’s 7:10 and at least two are asleep now.  We have some board games and card games in the room that we can play in the morning if they wake up too early.

Tomorrow’s supposed to be cold (low 40′s) and rainy, so we have indoor activities planned.  Maybe if the skies are clear we’ll put on our winter coats and attempt the river tour.

We’ll see.

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