Since Brian can remember, every trip to and from Mississippi included driving by the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. So he thought it would be a fun "on the way home" stop for us;)
The first night was just to relax...
because some of us were exhausted by then:)
And itch:/ It was about that time that we realized we had gotten into chiggers while walking to the stream in MIssissippi... some of us were miserable:/ But we pressed on:)
We spent a rainy 4th of July exploring the Space and Rocket Center. Lots for the kids (and adults) to see and do. We really enjoyed an IMAX movie about space and the Hubble telescope. Watching Nate's expression as the HUGE screen displayed beautiful scenes of space and space views of the earth... he was truly amazed.
After spending most of the day at the Rocket Center, we headed out for dinner before fireworks. We visited a chain called O'Charleys where we had a very allergy safe meal... phew! Very nice to have NO reactions while out to eat:)
It literally had rained ALL.DAY.LONG!! We were thankful that fireworks could be seen from the hotel we were staying. In fact, the kids played in the indoor hotel pool as we looked for the fireworks through the huge glass window. Finally...
we heard the booms and saw the lights;) We seriously had the driest view... well, minus Nate on and off my lap:)
No camera to catch the memory:/ I was at a pool on a rainy night... not normally a place to bring a camera:)
I think it was a good 4th for us;) Brian got to visit the Rocket Center and possibly spark some interest about space, space travel and the science/math needed to help space travel on his kids;)
The kids weren't too excited about space travel after they learned that urine on the International Space Station is recycled through a machine that purifies it into water that the astronauts drink. ewww!! But we learned it's actually more purified than our own city/county/well water. Yep!
And getting to see fireworks makes every 4th of July special:)
The next morning we ate a quick breakfast, packed up and hit the road again:)
The first night was just to relax...
because some of us were exhausted by then:)
And itch:/ It was about that time that we realized we had gotten into chiggers while walking to the stream in MIssissippi... some of us were miserable:/ But we pressed on:)
We spent a rainy 4th of July exploring the Space and Rocket Center. Lots for the kids (and adults) to see and do. We really enjoyed an IMAX movie about space and the Hubble telescope. Watching Nate's expression as the HUGE screen displayed beautiful scenes of space and space views of the earth... he was truly amazed.
After spending most of the day at the Rocket Center, we headed out for dinner before fireworks. We visited a chain called O'Charleys where we had a very allergy safe meal... phew! Very nice to have NO reactions while out to eat:)
It literally had rained ALL.DAY.LONG!! We were thankful that fireworks could be seen from the hotel we were staying. In fact, the kids played in the indoor hotel pool as we looked for the fireworks through the huge glass window. Finally...
we heard the booms and saw the lights;) We seriously had the driest view... well, minus Nate on and off my lap:)
No camera to catch the memory:/ I was at a pool on a rainy night... not normally a place to bring a camera:)
I think it was a good 4th for us;) Brian got to visit the Rocket Center and possibly spark some interest about space, space travel and the science/math needed to help space travel on his kids;)
The kids weren't too excited about space travel after they learned that urine on the International Space Station is recycled through a machine that purifies it into water that the astronauts drink. ewww!! But we learned it's actually more purified than our own city/county/well water. Yep!And getting to see fireworks makes every 4th of July special:)
The next morning we ate a quick breakfast, packed up and hit the road again:)
2 comments:
That is pretty gross about the urine. LOL! Anna looks so miserable in that pic. That's how Abby looked on a recent little like we took. She hated it. There were too many bees and she became starving all of a sudden. She was (in her words) going to die!
That sounds like it was a fun 4th of July.
Oh and we have O'Charley's here. It is yummy. I haven't had it for awhile, because the closet one closed and the next one is about 45 minutes away. The Southwest Salad used to be my favorite. I love me some ranch! LOL!
Fun! Sounds like a great trip!
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