Trip to Andrea's with Grands

Following our family reunion in San Antonio, Stacey and Darren flew back to Florida, while we traveled north to Oklahoma City for a visit with the Ross clan. This fulfilled one of our longtime plans and dreams: that of traveling with Grand kids AND providing the venue for all the cousins to spend more time together and draw closer to each other as family.  Meg and Ryan squaring off with the marshmallow guns we brought along.

Ashley and Reagan "in the hunt"

At "Pops", the fun restaurant on Historic Route 66.  If you can't find your favorite soft drink, it's probably not available anywhere!

We thought this picture on a bottle of pop sure looked like Ash! 

Ryan turned 7 while we were here and we celebrated at her choice: the local Japanese restaurant! 

Guess what her favorite part of the meal was!!

Happy Birthday, Ryan!

Wiley Post, who was killed in the same crash that took Will Rogers, is buried here.  We were looking for geocaches in the cemetery and one is associated with this grave.  One of the most exciting aspects of the game is how it leads you to learn unanticipated new information when you're visiting new locations. Try it sometime.  (You can click on the side of this blog for more info.) 

And it's great for a grandparent-grandchild activity!

 We always stay at Arcadia's Central State Park, which has a nice swimming lake.

We had a wonderful time together, a pleasant extension of the "reunion" we never really wanted to end!

The Bruce Reunion 2010-Viva San Antonio!

We arrived in San Antonio in time for the Great American Rubber Ducky Race on the San Antonio River. We picked ours and cheered them on... (Our ducks lost.)The rest of the families arrived on Friday and we ate dinner together at the Little Red Barn, a well-known local restaurant. The entire next day, Sunday was spent at Sea World ...what a great time! The walrus show may have been everyone's favorite.

We took several long strolls together along the River Walk, giving us all time to just chat and renew our relationships.                Trivia question: what are the two most visited tourist sites in Texas? (Answers at the end)

A river boat ride on the San Antonio River was a must!

One day we had breakfast at the Guenther House, one of the city's best secrets, then took the Trolley all over town.  The trollies are part of the bus system and a great way to sightsee on the cheap!

We went shopping at the Mercado (Mexican market.)

We ate in the Tower of the Americas Observation deck.

Meg and her "Daddy Carl"

          One evening in the hotel was spent just sharing stories and performing fun stuff for each other: songs, dances, poetry.  Meg's Father, Carl, 98 years old and a WWII veteran, led us all in the Pledge of Allegiance.

At the Snake Farm

The day at the San Antonio Zoo , ranked in the top three nationally, was loads of fun for everyone. The lorikeet exhibit was the biggest hit of all!

Well, did you get the answers to the trivia question?  The two most visited tourist attractions in Texas are in this order: the Alamo and the River Walk.  

We made the Wyndham LaCascada Hotel our home for the week.  This was the night view from the roof.  Bruce Reunion 2010 was a wonderful success thanks to everyone who was here.

It has been said that every Texan has two hometowns: his own and San Antonio!  Be sure and visit. And if you need a guide or ideas, just let us know.    Y'all come!