Alabama

In Nathan's study of states we are almost finished with Alabama. We picked this state since we were driving through there in order to get to Memphis for Easter. Our exploration of the state involved the Huntsville Space Center and a hotel in Anniston. In all of our talk of Alabama, we cannot help but remember how devastating the tornadoes were to them recently. It was a little sobering to think that we had just driven through many of the places hit hard. In fact a friend of ours from church is right now in Huntsville serving food to people through the Southern Baptist Mission Board.




Mom and the boys at the lunar landing


While we were in Huntsville, however, we were focused on space. There were huge rockets and space shuttles and everyone's favorite, Space Shot! This was a drop ride that first shot you up like a space ship. It was actually very scary the first time when you went straight up! There was also a mini space shot that Camden really liked. In addition to seeing all the huge space ships, it was also neat to read about the beginning of the space program and especially about the moon landing. Mom really was into reading about it since she remembered it. I think it would have been cool to have been able to sit in front of the TV just like every other American while I watched the moon landing! There are so few things now that everyone watches that bring us together as a nation. It must have been a proud day to be an American!

There was a moon landing the day after I was born!!


The Space Shot! Must have been before we went up because I am still smiling!


Camden on the mini space shot. It was hard to take a picture of him at the top because it kept bouncing him!


Nathan on the climbing wall



Playing with rockets!




So our Alabama experience ends tomorrow with our Alabama meal. It will be real easy since their food is very similar to SC food! We are doing fried chicken, grits, fried green tomatoes and cornbread! Hopefully we won't have a heart attack after eating dinner! But we should be okay as long as we don't break any of Alabama's laws...operating a vehicle while blindfolded and flicking boogers into the wind!