Cooling off this Summer at Splashtown San Antonio #SplashtownSA

Disclosure: My family was provided with free tickets to Splashtown San Antonio for review purposes. No other compensation was received. All thoughts, opinions and pictures are all my own. 

Summer has already started with its harsh sun and high temperatures here in San Antonio. With a little one at home off for summer vacation I need places to go that are fun for kids and family friendly but most importantly a great place to cool off and Splashtown has it all. 

I will be honest and say I cant believe I have never been here before! I was under the impression that it was all water slides and mostly for teens and older so I was nervous about going. What if there was nothing fun for my kiddo to do?

We get here and from a distance all you see is high water slides and I get worried. But as soon as we get closer and step inside I see water fun everywhere! 

This guy right here is Tube Tyler! Hes going to be your friend today since he is everywhere and will be important for picking out what areas are best for your family. 

As you can see from the map there is plenty to do! With over 50 rides and attractions you'll have a hard time being bored. 

A major positive I saw as we got close to the kids water area was life vests! Bunches of them in various sizes on racks around every corner. Perfect to keep your little ones safe.

When my kiddo saw Kids kove he was so excited he ran right in! 

Just look at this beautiful sight! Water fun everywhere!

As you step into Crystal falls the water starts getting deeper and the slides start getting taller! 

 While you are there at crystal falls be sure to stop and have a fun game of water basketball. A little too deep for my kiddo but definitely fun! 

Around the corner there are plenty of picnic tables and covered areas and seats plus snacks! Actually there is plenty of seating areas everywhere you look and all with good cover from the sun. 

 I was surprised to find that they have a basketball court outside plus a sand volleyball court.

But dont worry because they also have a water volleyball court which comes in handy during this heat!

 Check out all the water tubes for the fun rides! They even had pool noodles which all come in handy when you are floating down the Siesta Del Rio!

 It was my sons first time getting into a tube and he did awesome! So awesome we decided to try our luck out at the wave pool and there we had a blast!  

The waves were super strong and fun! The splashes were hilarious and extra fun on a tube. 

I cant wait to go back to check out a Dine in Movie! Coming up this month of July is Iron man, The amazing Spiderman, Thor, Teen beach movie and to start off August is The Lego movie! 

While I could post tons more photos {Trust me my water camera is full of them} you really just have to come over and check it out on your own. There is a ton of tall and wacky water slides plus more fun for all ages. I like that it has everyone covered from little to big.

Be sure to check them out for Birthday party packages, day care days, youth days, and they can even accommodate corporate group events. So there are many possibilities for fun!

Hope you are having an awesome summer and keeping cool! Have you checked out Splashtown before? 

Hopping on a boat for a minute...

Let me tell you something a lot of people don't know about me...

I get serious motion sickness! Even on surfaces that try to simulate how it would feel to be on a boat.. yep those make me dizzy and nauseous too. As far back as I can remember car rides do this to me. I cant read anything while on a car without feeling a little sick. That even includes car signs! Can you see why I don't drive? Elevators? Don't get me started! 

Well I happen to have a water loving family including my son. So I said we would get on a boat this summer. And we did. Just that I cheated a bit and we only got on for like a couple of minutes. And the boat we got on wasn't even moving and happened to be a museum... so maybe next time I can do better? (Here's hoping)

Any way... here is my little (Big) boat adventure At Corpus Christi, Tx USS Lexington Museum on the Bay. 

We didn't stay too long (obviously) since a boat museum didn't seem to entice my kiddo but hopefully next time we are in corpus we can go and munchkin will be more interested and me less motion sicknessy. I am working on it! Trust me because I love the water too! 

Have you ever been to the USS Lexington Museum on the bay? Did your kiddos have fun? 

SeaWorld San Antonio's Aquatica First Birthday!

A couple of weeks ago we got really lucky and we were able to go celebrate Aquaticas First Birthday! Yep its been over a year now since Aquatica opened in Seaworld San Antonio. It was special for us since we were actually there on Aquaticas first day. 

So of course on the one year birthday we had to be one of the first people there especially because of the prizes! First 100 people got a free Aquatica towel and they are huge, Its more like a blanket actually and we have been enjoying our free towels. Then they had a giveaway where they had passed out tickets to the people there and randomly picked winners from the tickets and guess what? I was a winner! I won a stingray interaction for me and my munchkin, How awesome is that? 

Here's a peek at our Fun day and at Aquatica in case you've never been there! 

Doesn't Aquatica look like a lot of fun? Be sure and check it out if your in San Antonio this summer! There's plenty more to do and I will share more as we enjoy more areas of Aquatica! Happy Summer! 

Check out our other fun trips to Seaworld San Antonio:
Seaworld San Antonio Howl-O-Scream
Seaworld San Antonio Christmas Celebration
Seaworld San Antonio Wild Days! 
Imagination Movers at Seaworld San Antonio

Water balloon Summer Fun!

So I have a confession ... before this past weekend I had never played with a water balloon.  Yep, so right now you must be thinking my summers were pretty boring. So lets fix that now because off we went to the store to get some water balloons. We got lucky and found a pack of 150 water balloons plus a water hose nozzle attachment in one pack for $2! 

When it was time to play I was nervous I will admit, because I was afraid of the owies. The owies we could get as the balloons snapped or popped on us. So I made rules for safety and it turned out be lots of fun watching the splashes and the balloons popping all over the place. By the time we were done there was so many balloon pieces all over the floor! 

Here's how water balloon fun works:

We had so much fun and my munchkin was drenched.  Its perfect easy fun on a hot summer day! 

To this day I never really know do you have to use water balloons or will any balloons do or are water balloons just plain old regular balloons relabeled? Really if you know please tell me. 

Water balloon fun is on my list of 75 days of summer fun ideas so make sure to check that out for more summer fun ideas to do with your kiddos. Hope your having a fun summer!