Day trip to San Marcos

In the hopes of a little adventure and meeting up with Michelle Card, her little baby Gabriella, and Auntie Linda, we traveled south to San Marcos for a day trip. Randi has been having withdrawal (due to this restaurant not being in AZ) plus pregnancy cravings for a particular dish so we made sure to stop for lunch at a Johnny Carino's. It was very tasty and we really had a good time. I was super impressed that both of my children managed to eat their saucy+cheesy pizza without spilling or wiping anything on their clothes. To celebrate we ordered ice cream sundaes for them after lunch and like a magnet, ice cream and chocolate syrup was drawn to their cute clothes! Needless to say, they enjoyed every bite and I was happy that I had packed the backup clothes in the car. So unfortunately we weren't able to meet up with the others but we still had a great time and enjoyed our next stop which was to the Aquarena Center in San Marcos. There we checked out aquariums with animals native to this region and went on a glass-bottom boat ride. This was a cool concept. The boat had a glass viewing area that ran down the center and so passengers were able to look over the rail to see directly underneath the boat/into the water. Our animated guide shared a little history of the lake, details about the underwater springs, and pointed out several of the aquatic life. It was a 30min ride/presentation and for three toddlers that was just the right amount of time. They were done at 25 minutes but Randi and I still managed to distract and entertain the girls so that all enjoyed the ride.