Birthdays at 550 ft!

This weekend we went down to San Antonio to the Tower of Americas to celebrate my grandmas 65th birthday. For those of you who don't know, the Tower of Americas is a San Antonio landmark, it was built in 1968 for the Worlds Fair(it looks like the Stratosphere or the Space Needle). At the top of the building there is a observation deck and a fancy restaurant. The cool thing about the restaurant is that is spins. It makes one rotation per hour, so through the course of your meal you get to see all of San Antonio. It was a really cool restaurant... and to top it off it was actually really good! It was fun getting to spend my grandmas 65th birthday with her.... of course, I took all sorts of pictures:

We were too cheap to pay the 7 dollars for parking. So we parked in the street and walked. But that gave us the chance to snap some cool pictures!

I'm not a fan of tall structures. It's not the heights that scares me... it's the elevator ride. Especially when it's on the outside of the building and it's glass. The terrifying elevator ride was totally worth it.

We got there just in time for the sunset... which you can't see very well in this picture. But I promise, it was really cool. Also, I have no explantion on why our faces are so shiny...

My grandma and grandpa...

It wasn't easy to take pictures. The restaurant was moving so it was difficult to time the shutter speed. But again, I promise, it was really cool.

Madelyn and my mom...

My grandma with her birthday desert, my uncle Michael in town from Australia, and my cousin Catherine.

The observation deck was.... WINDY

This picture made me laugh. I look like I'm in a wind tunnel, I can hardly open my eyes... but Madelyn? She strikes a perfect pose.

I saw this cup and thought of my dad. I almost bought it for him... he has a thing for GIANT mugs. In the end I couldn't think of how I could pack it in my luggage. The thing was huge! The lady at the gift shop told me it came with free refills! Who could drink that much soda.... and then REFILL it?!?