Our final stop of the day was to the San Antonio Texas Temple. We are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and love temples. But you do not need to be a member of the Church to enjoy the wonderful spirit of the temple grounds. And if you want a place …
Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
After our picnic lunch at Natural Bridge Caverns, we headed over to the Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch {which is right next door!}. We have done a couple different car/zoo experiences before but this was unlike any other! They give you a bag of food and you are ALLOWED and ENCOURAGED to roll down your windows …
Natural Bridge Caverns
This day was ALL about the kiddos – but everyone had loads of fun! It was misty and drizzling this morning as we loaded up in the car to begin our adventures. We shuffled our plans around a bit and decided to start our day with the cave. We went to Natural Bridge Caverns and …
The Riverwalk
The kiddos did so well today after exploring the San Antonio Missions and the Alamo that we felt like we deserved a little treat! We headed over to the Riverwalk and walked around and then got some ice cream – because even though we were pretty chilly, ice cream is well…ice cream! We drove around …
The Alamo
After we explored the San Antonio Missions we headed into downtown San Antonio to see THE ALAMO. It was really interesting ENDING on this one because we had all of the previous ones to compare it to. It is definitely small, but, of course, the reason to go here is for the history, especially that …
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Our first full day of FUN was PACKED in Texas! The only downer was that it was quite a bit colder than we were anticipating. It is chilly! But that doesn’t stop us from having a great time! Our first stop in San Antonio was to the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. There are …
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Day 2 of our family vacation began with another early start. Not quite as early as our first day but it was early enough. Luckily, it was only a 9 ½ hour driving day, so not quite as long as day 1. Everyone thought we were a little crazy to drive it, and I might …
Capulin Volcano National Monument
Our 2018 Berning Family Vacation has officially kicked off! We left early, early, early, Sunday morning. Mark and I got up at 3:00, got up and ready, filled up the cooler, got the kiddos in the car and pulled out at 3:30. We thought we would have a solid three or four hours of kiddos …
Fossil Butte National Monument
For Mark’s 35th Birthday, he wanted to drive over to Fossil Butte National Monument. It was SO interesting! They coined it “America’s Aquarium in Stone” and it did not disappoint! Some of the best preserved fossils in the world can be found there and they were incredible. The visitor’s center was a blast and they …
Zion National Park
We took a wonderful trip down to Zion National Park – tagging along with my family and had a great time! When we pulled into Springville the first afternoon it was beautiful! We got settled in our hotel and then grabbed some delicious Mexican food from Whiptail Grill. The next morning, Mark got up and …