Let's start with Sea World. We saw the dolphins and the whales and paid $8 bucks for a glass of frozen lemonade. Why is it that frozen drinks always taste so delicious when you pay exorbitant amounts for them?
We hiked up the water slide tower and managed to convince Riley to ride down all by himself, as he wasn't allowed to ride on our laps. He actually loved it, and we made a total of 8 trips before the baby-faced lifegaurd--the same one who had been watching us the whole time---suddenly and arbitrarily decided that Riley was too little to be going down the slide by himself. Sam had already slid on down to wait for us at the bottom, so it was up to me to pry Riley's death grip off the slide railing and drag him, kicking and screaming the entire way, down the 500 million sets of stairs.
Highlights from South Padre Island:
--Our first sighting of real, live (i.e. wild dolphins). In fact, a few of them jumped only feet away from Sam when he was surfing. He got good and freaked out when he saw those dorsal fins coming towards him.
--Fresh seafood. Ummmmm.
--Fresh seafood. Oh, did I already mention that one?
Sporting the baby bump.
Then, we crossed the border and made the hour-long drive into Matamoros Mexico just to satisfy Sam's authentic food craving.
Ummm...It was probably worth it, even though I got a four-day stomach ache from drinking the horchata---which, as it turns out, is made with that water they tell you not to drink when you go to Mexico.Yummy Mexican food=a very happy Sam
Riles wasn't so much a fan of Mexico. He was hot and tired and threw approximately 100 tantrums. All the natives were looking at me like I was the bad parent of a very spoiled American child (sooooo far from the truth) so I did what every parenting book I've read thus far told me to do.....Buy your child the first toy in sight to make him stop crying.
We ended up with the most ghetto toys I have ever seen in my life. Need some proof? Just take a look at this picture taken by my friend, Fig. Be sure and click on the photo for the extra-large version so you can catch the "Ambukance" in all its glory.
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Okay, two things: First, what IS that fabulous-looking avocado tortilla concoction? Can Sam talk us through making them ourselves? Looks. SO. good.
Second, please tell me you're not wearing my skinny shorts PREGNANT. My weekend is officially ruined, I hope you feel good about it.
Fig----#1: I downloaded a recipe for something that is supposedly akin to what we ate in Mexico. We will have you guys over when we try it out. #2--Don't feel bad about the pants. They no longer fit, and the only way I got them on in the first place is by wearing them as lowriders, way below the baby bump. Not the most comfortable thing in the world, but when you don't have much of a maternity clothing budget, desperate times call for desperate measures. Oh, and #3---are you still in Rooseytown? I'm pretty sure we've been here the same time as you all along.
No, I've been home for a week. I wish I were still there, but alas, it's not so.
When are you coming home? We so need to hang out.
Nice pictures! Looks like you had a fabulous time. It's always fun to read about your adventures. Lacey, you look so great, I have to say. From the front you do not even look pregnant!
Too bad I have expanded thricefold (is that a word) since those pics were taken. I'm huge--and I still have three months to go!
Hahahah..Ambukance, that's silly.
How FUN!! I want to go to Padre! I love all the beachy pictures.
Oh yes, and love the ghetto toys. Lol!
Looks like a fun trip! I want to go there, it seriously looks GORGEOUS!
OH MY GOSH! YOU'RE PREGNANT!!! CONGRATS! Give me some details here!
You're probably wondering what I'm doing posting at 2am... No, I'm not up with the baby. She sleeps 8 hours at night and I don't get to take advantage of it. I'm getting up 1-2 times each night to build up her food supply for when I start back to work full-time. Hate it, really. I glance at blogs to help the time pass.
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